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...wanted to give the people on the go something to drink during the day which would help them relax, calm down, and not have to keep an old bottle of gin in their drawer," says Bianchi. You can also take a sip before bedtime and perhaps save yourself some cash the next day. "Something like this gives you a better night's sleep," says Bianchi. "You're going to wake up feeling better rested and less apt to get a double venti-venti-venti at Starbucks, then wash it down with a Red Bull just to get through your...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Anti–Red Bull: A Drink to Calm You Down | 5/18/2009 | See Source »

...doesn't want to fall into temptation, but I see all these deals out there, what kind of mind games can I play to stop myself from spending money I really need? Number one: don't bring your credit card out to the mall. When you buy something with cash, it feels like it's much more expensive. And because of that, you actually start to say to yourself, "Hey, is this really worth it?" That's trick number one. Trick number two is related to dopamine and addiction. Take a distance to things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Shoppers Make Decisions in a Recession | 5/18/2009 | See Source »

...fine companies who broke new anti-pollution laws and, in some cases, give them tax credits for being better environmental citizens. Tax credits do not have much use in a recession when many companies do not pay taxes because they are losing money or do not have the spare cash to modify existing production habits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Even Al Gore Can't Bring Attention to the Environment and Recession | 5/18/2009 | See Source »

...Porsche, and Jena has successfully built on the reputation of its optical firm, Carl Zeiss. But for the most part, eastern Germany is still far from resembling the "blossoming landscapes" that former Chancellor Helmut Kohl predicted back in 1990. True, living standards have soared thanks to the cash infusions, giving easterners more than 80% of the purchasing power of their western compatriots. But even two decades on, the region remains substantially less productive than its western counterpart. The former GDR has 20% of Germany's population but one-third of its unemployed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Germany Got for Its $2 Trillion | 5/18/2009 | See Source »

...issue at hand was how to integrate 17 million East Germans into a suddenly reunified country, and quickly. Despite some lingering resentment in both east and west, that work is done. In a line policymakers today might take to heart, Zimmerman of the DIW says that the infusion of cash to the east "wasn't a failure. The problem is that the expectations were too high...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Germany Got for Its $2 Trillion | 5/18/2009 | See Source »

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