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...years. Every Tuesday he goes to the immigration office to try to get temporary visas to bring them to Mexico. But the Mexican bureaucrats keep asking for bribes. And he's not sure how his wife would even adjust--she's too communist, he says, laughing. She would miss her friends and co-workers in Cuba too much. For her part, she told me when I visited her in Santa Clara that she always knew it would be this way: marrying a Cuban musician is like marrying a soldier or a doctor, she said. They're always on call; they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sound of Change: Can Music Save Cuba? | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

...even if that's not the case, selling after such a big drop makes no sense for most people. Dozens of studies have shown that if you wait for confirmation that a recession has ended before you buy, you'll all but miss the corresponding rebound in stocks. One model dating back to 1926 shows that a high-quality portfolio of just 60% stocks (and 40% bonds) returns an average of 11% per year in the first five years following a trough in the economy. That may be all you'll need to get even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Don't Panic, Retirees! | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

...made strides [in the tournament] because we had great seniors and guys we will miss incredibly next season,” Clark said. “We’re going to have to find a way to replace six good players...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 2-1 Loss Sends Harvard Home for Season | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

...Don’t Stop Believing,” and “Shipping Up to Boston,” the band also completely befuddled one Crusader as they counted down the shot clock several seconds earlier than the real clock and then watched the Holy Cross player miss a desperation shot with several seconds actually left on the clock...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Seniors Step Up In Tough Harvard Victory | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

...above water. As Beijing-based economist Arthur Kroeber points out, the same factors that driven China's extraordinary growth will provide a base of GDP growth that could amount to as much as 6 or 7% a year. "People who don't follow China on a regular basis can miss some of the underlying drivers," says Kroeber, who runs the consulting firm Dragonomics. First, Kroeber says, there's a large demographic dividend provided by the fact that the average worker now has roughly half the number of dependents to care for they did in 1976, freeing up much more disposable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is China Headed for a Hard Landing? | 11/24/2008 | See Source »

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