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...last several weeks have also seen the emergence of the slogan that "things are not getting bad as fast as they were." Some of that relied on slowing weekly unemployment figures and better-than-expected consumer sentiment. For a brief period, all of the statistics on the economy were read as being good. The first set of numbers that let nagging doubt worked its way into optimistic minds was the sharp increase in foreclosure rates. In March there was a 46% increase in filings compared with the same month last year. That news was followed quickly by unexpectedly poor numbers...
...their rich but less-favorably-zip-coded friends, who then plunk down the $20 at a newsstand. "If there's six degrees of separation between all of us, there's about one degree of separation between high-net-worth individuals," says Williams. "We think the news will spread pretty fast...
...tricky is you have to work with what you have that day,” Balmert said. “Golf is funny like that. Sometimes things work out, and sometimes they don’t. [Saturday] the ball just didn’t go in the hole as fast as I would have liked.” Freshman Christine Cho turned in another solid performance, tallying a 79-77 to end up in a tie for 12th place. Her three birdies on Saturday were highlights of the round. “The technical of her full swing is quite...
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...something has to give. Hong Kong's population of 7 million is aging fast. In 2008, 12% of the population was over the age of 65; by 2036, that number will rise to 26%. The city's death rate has doubled since 1970, leaving the entire funeral industry scrambling to cope with the rising demand. The government is installing more efficient cremators, but today bodies must be stored in morgues - often two to a compartment - for as long as two weeks before cremation can be completed...