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The WSJ Reports: Last week, a senior McDonald's official informed the Department of Health and Human Services that the restaurant chain's insurer won't meet a 2011 requirement to spend at least 80% to 85% of its premium revenue on medical care. McDonald's and trade groups say the percentage, called a medical loss ratio, is unrealistic for mini-med plans because of high administrative costs owing to frequent worker turnover Read More...

Absolutely correct and there will never be resilient complete parity until everyone understands this. That said, I concur that there's been inadequate career development but I don't think it should all be laid at the feet of employers. Societal stereotypes as well as women's own self-limiting behaviors are probably the more profound road blocks and women must take the responsibility on themselves to shore up the skills Read More...

So the definition of an entrepreneur is now that you have to start with nothing? Please - If that is the case Branson might not qualify either! You do not have to be Donald Trump to have a strong personal brand assessment, it is much more about being clear on your brand and communicating it effectively to the people who need to know about you. Trump does this and is a good example of a personal brand because he follows Read More...

I am not now, nor ever have been a Jane Fonda fan. However, reading this article makes me think that there is something else going on with her. A mother who committed suicide, the hyperactive behavior, the emotions over the thinking - what this says to me is there is some mental health condition going on here. Probably some level of bipolar eating disorder symptoms. From experience I can tell you that people with this disorder Read More...

Sophisticated Netflix customers have been switching to streaming for years while ordering an occasional DVD. You are both in the minority and are woefully behind the trend that has been established for years. Therefore, your opinion as well as Kathleen's has less weight in the marketplace and is not of importance. Ultimately, Netflix is a commodity business with little opportunity to scale, unlike providers such as Amazon Read More...

It would be foolish to take corporate compensation direction solely on the basis of the opinions of an economist. Compensation experts will tell you that bonuses do have a place in the executive suite not to mention how important they truly are in the managerial skills ranks. The current problem is that CEOs are getting bonuses while many people in this economy are suffering. I am sure that many CEOs deserve their bonus, Read More...

Apologies for making a non political point, but I'm just going to quibble with Mr Taranto's remark that Sarah Palin is an exception to the rule that men are attracted to beautiful women, and beautiful women are usually young. Normal heterosexual men are attracted to women who look as if they could bear and rear healthy lifestyle tips children. Beauty - eg symmetrical features, the right amount of curves in the right place, Read More...

Blackberry has learned it's lessons and is still a very profitable company. They need to be bit more creative jobs and delivery quality products that will compete with IPhones and Android phones. When it comes to quality we all know that RIMM products are solid they just need to be more creative in their offerings. This is not a big problem, but analysts and users are making it a big deal. RIMM will be a very strong company Read More...

So, India is a country with 1) Lot of average quality students and colleges 2) IT (Wipro, TCS, Infosys,etc.) is the dominant industry profession for mechanical engineers, physicists, mathematicians, Accounting/Commerce et al (and not L&T, Tata Motors, Bajaj, Mahindra, BEML, BHEL, NAL,etc.) 3) Very few high quality teachers and research labs Will India remain like that? Perhaps no because 1) They are adaptive In the past, Read More...

Mr. Corradino: I agree with you that the expectations for physicians' expertise are way how to meet new peopleo high. The same holds for any profession you care to consider; lawyers, engineers, teachers, financial advisors, and even auto mechanics. I recognize that 20% of practitioners are exceptional in their skills and knowledge and clearly exceed expectations. These are people you trust your life and sight to. 60% of Read More...