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...Reframed in the movie as an American, Becky is a classic case of the aspirational shopper, scarred by a childhood full of sensible brown shoes and thrift-store shopping with her mother (Joan Cusack, who in real life is all of 14 years older than Fisher). "When I shop, the world gets better," Becky says dreamily. "And then it's not, and I need to do it again...
...National Championship at 125 lbs. The two-time Crimson captain returned to his alma mater in 1956 to continue his leadership efforts as a coach. After leaving his mark on all levels of the program as freshman team head coach and assistant varsity coach, Lee took full control of the varsity squad from his coach and mentor, Bob Pickett, in 1968. Lee enjoyed an 18-year tenure as the face of Harvard wrestling, compiling a 165-121-5 record, including the standing record for wins in a season with 17 in 1981. The coach also guided 27 EIWA place winners...
...Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat, Rock Around the Clock hit the top of the music charts, and John Dingell was elected to Congress. The 29-year-old lawyer won a special election to replace his father, who died in office, and won a full term of his own the following year. On Feb. 11- after 26 more elections- the Michigan Democrat became the longest-serving House member in U.S. history. Dingell, now 82, spoke with TIME about his early days in Washington, the crisis in the American automobile industry and how he does...
...Asia, especially Japan and South Korea, employees spent more time with their coworkers, either at their desks slaving away until late at night or in regular evening drinking fests, than with their own husbands and wives. Layoffs were considered unseemly. In Japan, a social contract of "lifetime employment" guaranteed full-time employees they would have jobs until retirement. In China, communism brought the "iron rice bowl" and institutionalized cradle-to-grave employment with state-owned companies...
...message appears to have gotten through to China's private sector. Thousands of independent businesses across the country have since made announcements promising zero layoffs and full payment of salaries. To help them keep those commitments, several cities - including Beijing, Tianjin and Shenzhen - have announced policies to encourage companies to keep their workers by reducing the amounts employers must contribute to social welfare programs such as pensions and medical insurance. Local governments are making up the difference with subsidies. The Minhang district in Shanghai alone has set aside a budget of $290 million to assist struggling businesses avoid layoffs...