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RECRUITING Running newspaper help-wanted ads and contacting employment agencies are nowhere near enough these days. More and more companies are turning to job fairs, where firms set up booths to tout opportunities to anyone who wanders by. Advance Micro Devices plugged an April fair in Austin in radio ads for weeks in advance, then set up a big tent to supply job information for those who wandered in while local disk jockeys played music to amuse those waiting in line. The fair was "wildly successful," and AMD hired 30 people. IBM set up recruiting tables in March in Panama...
...opinion of TIME's board, which convened recently in Manhattan, the U.S. economy should continue growing over the next year and a half at somewhere between 2% and 3% annually. That is below the sizzling 3.7% of 1997 and the phenomenal 4.8% of this year's first quarter, but near--maybe a bit above--what used to be considered sustainable for the long haul...
...other responsibilities as well. Though she grew up as part of the Yoruba elite, her family's mansion filled with servants and visitors, she was effectively orphaned after her mother's death. Now, having graduated from Harvard, she heads a household of five in a suburb near the U.S. capital. Her two teenage sisters are in college, and she sends her two younger brothers to public schools. With most of her family's assets frozen, she works full time to support them...
Predictably, there are murky areas. Setting up the grill near an obstacle course, for example, could be seen as gross negligence. And don't forget, even if you are blameless, you can be sued and incur legal expenses. So before giving your time to a community board--and especially if you are affluent and perceived to have deep pockets--be sure you are insured. Your biggest risk is that an organization run by volunteers busy with their own lives will simply neglect to renew coverage...
GRAVY AT THE GRAVE To attract visitors, the Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio, is holding an essay contest, the winner of which will enjoy a romantic evening by the monument to slain President James Garfield, near where he and his wife are buried. The evening will be highlighted by a seven-course dinner. Entrants had to explain why they wanted to win. Most just seemed eager for a night...