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...While the revenue of state and local governments are falling, their obligations are not. On average, states have funded only 83% of what they owe or will owe to their retired workers. Many states have done a much worse: West Virginia, Road Island, Connecticut and Oklahoma all have less than 60% of their retiree benefits paid for. "The number of state funding ratios at the low end is startling," says Peter Hayes, who heads BlackRock's municipal bond management committee. "The prospect for even greater liabilities is a reasonable scenario if the country becomes trapped in a prolonged recession...
William Wade, the assistant coach who quietly guided the ascension of the Harvard Men’s Basketball team through his influence on the recruiting process, will be leaving the Crimson’s sidelines to join the staff at Virginia Commonwealth University, The Crimson confirmed yesterday. The young coach, who spent the last two years combing the country in search of new talent for the Crimson’s roster, was one of the architects behind last season’s recruiting class and has been instrumental in building what is expected to be an equally impressive haul next...
...hole. Bryant tagged freshman starter Will Keuper with six runs on eight hits in the second frame, including three doubles. The lefty avoided walking any Bulldog batter, but simply suffered a hit parade at the hands of a talented lineup that has bested prominent programs such as Virginia Tech and Boston College.Bryant senior Pat McKenna and junior Nick Campbell led the way for the Bulldogs with two RBIs each with three and four hits, respectively.Although Keuper struggled early on, the squad recovered due to stellar bullpen work from young Crimson arms. Freshman Conner Hulse posted the best outing...
...mean, it would have been cool if they were here, but that wasn’t the main point,” said Virginia Ng ’11, a Kirkland House resident who added that she found Haven’s memories of Ethiopian children particularly heartbreaking...
...quickly and quietly beef up its arsenal until it became capable of launching a devastating "first strike." First-strike capability is dangerous because it is not "crisis stable": it could encourage a preemptive nuclear attack during a tense standoff. (See pictures of a world-class nuclear bunker in West Virginia...