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Four years ago, doctors came up with the first treatment to make a dent in the spiraling death rate. Today that treatment works for some patients, but it's not clear how long the results will last. And still there is no cure...
...going back to Main Street because they're tired of the Muzak and have finally realized there's nothing in those bath shops they really need, you won't be happy. Retail analysts say mall business in general is grand and that Internet shopping won't make a significant dent in it for at least five years. But they also see a future with fewer malls, as stronger, bigger ones squeeze out the dinosaurs...
...critics mostly raved (though TIME's Louis Kronenberger complained about its "inadequate artistry" and "sometimes stolid prose"), and the play went on to win both a Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize. It catapulted Arthur Miller to the top rank of American playwrights and has made perhaps a firmer dent in our consciousness than any other drama written for the American stage. So when the play celebrates its 50th anniversary this week with a new Broadway production, it's not just an occasion for theatrical nostalgia but time for a question: Why does this depressing, sometimes overwritten, painfully familiar play...
...could not have found a sweeter spot, since 5 million Americans need such care, a necessity that has a quarter of families caring for a relative over 50. Yet with the national average cost of care being $47,000 a year, the $1,000 credit will barely make a dent in those bills...
...streamlined his product line, slashed inventory and turned a surprisingly large profit. Suddenly, Apple is cool again, thanks to a sexy, blue, Internet-friendly machine--the iMac--that is almost as hot as the original Macintosh. He may not run the computer world, but he sure can make a dent...