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...many middle-class Chinese risk a perilous crossing, mountains of debt and years of grueling labor to start over in a strange land? Life in Fujian is not one of mass starvation or political persecution. But the lure of overseas gold remains great. When his restaurant in England is busy, Little Lin's brother, Big Lin, can make $600 a week, tax free, and despite his underground status, his life is hardly a misery. Big Lin does not know anyone who has been held hostage by a snakehead or enslaved in a factory. Nor has he ever been stopped...
Sustaining that appeal will only get harder, but Nike's mass-marketing prowess and global reach could give it an advantage over its golf-only competitors. Nike Golf is already well represented in major retailers, including sporting-goods chains, and is steadily adding accounts in golf-course pro shops, where its market penetration is about 50%. Nike Golf has opened 75 stores in China, and it has its eye on South Korea as well. To show that it can compete with the high-end service of its competitors, Nike plans later this year to provide custom fitting, a feature that...
Future mobility. One of the main things young retirees overlook is what life will be like after they no longer drive. On average, women outlive their driving ability by 10 years, men by eight. The availability of mass transit and help from family come in handy...
...opposition remains weak. The main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (M.D.C.), peaked in 2002, when leader Morgan Tsvangirai polled 42% to Mugabe's 56% in presidential elections. Since then the anti-Mugabe movement has foundered because of infighting and intimidation. Mugabe has unleashed a campaign of beatings, mass arrests and shootings of his political opponents. On March 11, state police attacked a joint M.D.C.-Christian march. Tsvangirai was taken into custody and beaten savagely. Since 2000, Mugabe has also encouraged mobs to invade farms owned by the country's remaining white residents, who number in the tens...
...University prepares to launch its long-delayed capital campaign, some say Faust’s number-one priority when she enters Mass. Hall on July 1 will be building relationships with key alumni and wooing back graduates left disaffected by the tumult of the Lawrence H. Summers...