Word: trade-offs
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Fowler strongly denies that he personally intervened for Chung or discussed a donation in return for the invitation. Even so, Chung's Oval Office visit for the radio chat stands out even by the standards of Washington's cash-hungry politics. One of the city's enduring myths is that...
Conservative investors favor Treasury securities for safety--they are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government--but during inflationary periods their value automatically erodes. Not TIPS: the note's principal is adjusted daily to keep up with increases in the Consumer Price Index, and payments are...
In the morning they strap the baby into the high chair with a handful of Cheerios on the tray, then stay alert for the sound of his choking while they take a two-minute shower. They consider a week at their in-laws' a vacation and joke that they live...
"But there's often a trade-off between diversity and efficiency or inclusion and efficiency," she says. "Inevitably a few people end up taking over."
However, the value of a Harvard degree and the experience of attending the College probably would not be diminished if the University opted for a simpler, less expensive ceremony. Undoubtedly, for-going a little pomp and circumstance would fund a few more needy students in the next year's class...