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...mirrors of corporate accounting. People say they have stopped investing and play poker instead; it's a safer bet. The Wall Street Journal profiles the barber who has given up on cnbc and now takes longer walks with his wife because he knows he has to stay in shape--he'll be working more years than he had thought. Fully one-third of Americans between 50 and 64 said they had decided to delay their retirement because their assets had shrunk in the market--and that was back in February. "There's no doubt there are more now," says G.O.P...
...executives juice the show, prodding Smith into activities she might not otherwise pursue, like a workout with a personal trainer. "We've helped set her up to get her going on things. She wants to get a driver's license, get in better shape, find a new place to live," says E! exec Mark Sonnenberg. He's hoping the appeal of the show lies in the fact that you can't quite tell if Smith is kidding or just dumb. Jeff Shore, the show's executive producer, says he can't figure out whether it was a joke when...
...past, the government would impose strict rules and hefty fines to shape social behavior?don't spit, don't litter, don't sell gum. But this time, because it knows Singlish is trendy, it's using the soft sell. Naturally, much of this has to do with semantics. Says SGEM head David Wong: "SGEM is not a campaign, it's a movement. In Singapore, you associate campaigns with the message that if you trespass, we're going to punish you. A movement is different. We want to adopt a more lighthearted approach." This lighthearted approach spawned the recent SGEM Festival...
...bleak November morning in 1993 the arch finally gave way, disappearing beneath the green waters below. "We all cried," says Cisic. Now he and fellow Mostar residents, with funding from the international community, have begun the task of bringing it back. Residents gathered last month to watch craftsmen shape the first stone. Cisic estimates reconstruction will require 18 months to complete. Other wounds will take longer to heal. Muslims and Croats still lead separate lives in Mostar, but the project does at least represent a small ray of hope. Emir Balic, 67, a diver who leapt more than...
TIME: How significant are productivity gains to the shape of this recovery...