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Early Sunday morning, during the last Olympic qualifying event for the U.S. snowboard team, medal favorite Hannah Teter lounged at the bottom of the half-pipe- the sloping channel where boarders do their tricks- at Mountain Creek Resort in Vernon, N.J. Since she had already earned a trip to Torino, Teter could just, as she says, "chill out." She shimmied to the hip-hop music blaring over the loudspeakers, and cheered while her teammates soared. "It's great to have the opportunity to reach out to people that don't know much about snowboarding, so they...
...global stage. Yet despite this growing clout (or perhaps because of it) the public's faith in institutions appears to be waning. On the eve of the World Economic Forum in Davos, we look at the reasons for this credibility crisis?and, in a series of profiles, get the bottom-up view from people whose stories of disaffection and alienation may contain clues for rebuilding the trust that binds nations and communities together...
...risks in mature economies aren't so lethal. Instead there is potential treachery of the bottom line. Bank analysts are worried that HSBC has become overly dependent on slow-moving, mature markets, such as in Europe and the U.S.--which could slow growth. Goldman Sachs estimates HSBC's profit growth will sink to a more-than-respectable 9.8% a year from 2005 to 2007, after expanding an average of 19% a year from...
Some of Chirac's peers may be smirking at his plight, but perhaps they should take note. For the French President's rock-bottom ratings are an extreme example of a corrosive trend in public opinion that poses just as much of a threat to President George W. Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and their colleagues in dozens of other countries, as well as to the heads of global institutions and corporations from IBM to the International Monetary Fund. As political and business leaders ready themselves for their annual trek to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, they...
...pals frantically trying to fix their faces before leaving nightspots so as not to be caught looking less than perfect by paparazzi. For the rest of us who don't have this flashbulb problem, the gloss gadget is ideal for after-dark touch-ups and finding keys at the bottom of your handbag. "It's glamour utility," says Nina. Each gloss?there are five different shades?comes with a mirror attached to the side of its tube and is fitted with a tiny bulb that illuminates the whole product at one click. The batteries can't be changed, but since...