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...taking out a little less (smaller benefits). The last major overhaul, in 1983, did a bit of both. The plan favored by Bush would reduce benefits by the amount diverted to private accounts, plus peg benefit growth to prices instead of wages. Here are some alternative answers--a proper fix may need more than...
...week charged with "conducting business illegally" after allegedly selling some 180,000 pirated DVDs over eBay and a Russian website. Arrested following the first joint Sino-American investigation on DVD piracy, they face up to 15 years in prison for running an "audio and video products" business without a proper license. The defendants argue that the law doesn't apply because they sold all their goods overseas. And as for the dodgy discs: "I bought the DVDs from licensed stores," said one, "so I took it for granted that they were legal copies...
...tsunami-affected areas contaminated with seawater, garbage and human waste. The first order of business was to ensure a steady supply of clean drinking water, at least 18 liters a day per person, and to create a passable sanitation system?building latrines away from refugee camps, and promoting proper hygiene among survivors?to prevent illnesses like cholera. The disease is transmitted through water contaminated with cholera-carrying human feces. If a refugee camp's water becomes tainted, the disease can spread geometrically, making it one of the great killers of disaster survivors. In the 1994 Rwanda refugee crisis, cholera took...
...first you have to learn how. A display explains the proper procedure for tasting beer: look, swirl, sniff and sip. Then there are vital facts to master: "The nutritional value of beer is outstanding," says the guide. "One glass is equal to four eggs." Exhibits are labeled in English and Chinese, and a self-guided tour map means visitors can go it alone should following the group become tiresome. Just be sure to reconvene for drinks when you're done. In the tasting room, three generations of Chinese families sit at tables, passing Tsingtao blond, dark and even green...
...continue to see educational endowments and foundations working at the cutting edge of asset allocation, diversification and risk management,” Griswold said. The changes in allocation “may signal a broader industry recognition of the need for more due diligence, risk management and proper diversification of an alternatives portfolio...