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...became public, things have taken a turn for the better for Zou. With the help of the All China Women's Federation, she opened a laundry shop six months ago in her hometown, Changchun, capital of Jilin Province. She no longer has to work as a masseuse at a bath house. But she is still struggling. Unable to read and unfamiliar with computers, she says she can hardly manage to add up her accounts. "I gave my youth to sport," she told TIME over the phone, in a voice thick with emotion, "but in return, I was thrown out like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Disposable Athletes | 7/17/2007 | See Source »

Before my baby came along, my dog was my baby. He arrived in my life the day after my wedding, a gift that my husband and I had no memory of registering for at Bed Bath & Beyond. But an 8-week-old basset hound--all ears and belly and panda paws--is way cuter than a vacuum cleaner. We set his quivering body down on the city sidewalk, and he promptly sucked down a chicken bone. We named him Hoover...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Demoting the Dog | 6/21/2007 | See Source »

...leads to the payoff, when an agent tells the breathless owners, "I would list your house for ..." It may not be realistic (how certain can an appraiser be that a half-bath is worth exactly $20,000?). But it's brilliant TV, allowing us to indulge a little jealousy (say, of the lucky bastard who bought a Manhattan apartment for $90,000 in 1990) and vicarious money lust. And it demonstrates how the housing boom changed the way people look at their homes: as an expression of their financial savvy rather than their creative selves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Home Economics on TV | 6/14/2007 | See Source »

...Nemacolin Woodlands Resort in Farmington, Pa. The 42-room property has 10 butlers available to guests 24/7. Should guests want it, the butlers provide morning wake-up service--entering the person's room at a specified time, opening the blinds, serving breakfast in bed, laying out clothing, drawing a bath and reviewing the itinerary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At Your Service | 5/31/2007 | See Source »

...yacht complete with rose petals strewn about and a string trio, use of a luxury car throughout the stay, in-room couples spa treatment, a $5,000 casino line of credit, a $50,000 shopping spree at Neiman Marcus, 14 dozen roses and a butler-drawn Cristal champagne bath...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At Your Service | 5/31/2007 | See Source »

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