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...Christian missionaries should not have to hunt for "customers" or advertise. Let the product sell itself if it is good enough. Take a cue from Muslims. They do not proselytize in the same way Christians do, but they are gaining converts all the same. It is all about a person's conviction, not aggressive salesmanship. Atinuke Haroun Lagos...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 7/21/2003 | See Source »

...died in April after a long bout with lung disease, his wife threw him a party. To honor her late husband--a passionate Miami sports fan--Carole Faria asked the funeral home to re-create a stadium setting with Marlins, Heat and Dolphins paraphernalia. Jack's favorite putter, pool cue and family photos surrounded his coffin. The song As Time Goes By, from his favorite movie, Casablanca, played in the background. "I wanted a huge celebration," says Faria. "After two and a half years of difficulty, I saw the good times. It made me feel like he really did have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What A Way To Go | 7/7/2003 | See Source »

...pattern of small-cap outperformance appears to be holding this time around. The recession probably ended 18 months ago, and on cue, small stocks have outperformed the overall stock market since then. If you're thinking it might be too late to buy them, it isn't. Small stocks are 20% cheaper than large stocks, based on historical price-to-book and price-to-sales comparisons, says Steven Desanctis, director of small-cap research at Prudential Securities. Small-cap funds have seen inflows the past two months after outflows in March. So momentum is building, and we have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Investing: Tasty Little Guys | 6/23/2003 | See Source »

...number of female players and the coverage of professional tournaments on ESPN, the sport has expanded, prompting not only a shift in many of the old halls but also the construction of a slew of new, pristine, family-friendly pool dens. Says Mike Aube, who opened up Suzie-Cue's Family Billiards in Palatine, Ill., four years ago, after his teenage daughters complained that they didn't have a place to play: "Today halls are welcoming. They're more like family restaurants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Cool of Pool | 6/9/2003 | See Source »

These efforts mark a shift in tactics. Rather than seek slavery reparations from the U.S. government--a move that has little support in Congress--advocates are taking a cue from successful compensation suits by Holocaust victims and focusing on corporations. Among the defendants are such insurance companies as Aetna; financial-services companies, including FleetBoston and J.P. Morgan Chase; and such railroad giants as CSX and Union Pacific. Although the municipal ordinances don't address reparations, they require companies to research their records to disclose whether they benefited from slavery--information that could help identify "specific targets for reparations," says Deadria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New War Over Slavery | 6/9/2003 | See Source »

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