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...quits. "People think work has a value, that a job gives you important self-identification," says Atsushi Seike, an economist at Tokyo's Keio University, who studies the aging issue. Seike believes that the work ethic among the elderly stems from the fact that retirement is a relatively new phenomenon for Japan. Seniors watched their own parents and grandparents work until their bodies gave out. "Many retirees, especially the older ones, haven't accumulated the experience of how to enjoy leisure," he adds...
...There are several reasons for this. The phenomenon of suicide bombers has become a grim new reality in the region, and it's here to stay. During the Suharto years, Indonesian authorities clamped down on any challenge to the state. Now the country is more open and democratic, but an unwelcome consequence is that militants have a freer run of the place. Al-Qaeda still provides money, trainers and technology to Jemaah Islamiah (J.I.) and to militant Philippine groups like Abu Sayyaf. And Iraq, where Muslims are dying and suffering, continues to inspire Islamic extremists. If the Americans lose...
...site based in London; Secret-Boutique (secret-boutique.com) and Bag Steal and Borrow (www.bagstealandborrow.co.uk)--yes, the name is uncannily familiar--have all been launched in the past year. Dutch bag fans can borrow from Bag Habits (baghabits.com). When it comes to handbags, the status trap, it seems, is a global phenomenon...
...It’s a way to bring people together over a strange and mysterious phenomenon,” said Hattie J. Bluestone...
...think what is different about this class is that [my running] has turned into a bit of a phenomenon which has never happened before,” said Alasti, who has been running the same route for three years without incident...