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...doesn't have much difficultly finding work. Indeed, the extent of rebuilding still required means he can expect construction jobs for years to come. His 50-year-old father works with him, but the family worries about how long he can handle manual labor. So Luo runs her small shop to save money for a life beyond a gray box. "We don't have plans," she says. "We don't know where we will go. Right now the most important thing is money...
...Xiqun, 22, runs a tiny shop selling soft drinks, beer, toothpaste, hot sauce, instant noodles, cooking oil and toothpaste. She and her 28-year-old fiancé had planned to marry this year. Then the earthquake struck, flattening their house and burying their wedding nest egg, which they had just withdrawn from the bank. At the time, money was the last thing on Luo's mind. "I wanted to live," she says, as she stands inside her store wearing a puffy orange jacket to ward off the chill. "No one else in the same building made it out, but somehow...
Odierno's physique and personality contributed to his image as a military bull in a china shop (See TIME's interview with Odierno). The general is 6 ft. 5 in. (2 m) and 245 lb. (111 kg); he played tight end at West Point. A native of Rockaway, N.J. (pop. 6,000), he speaks with the occasional New Jersey grumble, and bluntly. Odierno usually suffers in comparisons with the suave, diplomatic Petraeus. As a senior commander in Iraq told TIME in 2006, "If Dave is polish, Ray is spit." (See pictures of U.S. troops' 5 years in Iraq...
Adding to the pressure on retailers is a shorter window to shop and a suddenly thrift-minded shopper. Black Friday--when the holiday shopping season traditionally begins, the day after Thanksgiving--falls on Nov. 28, far later than usual. Compared with last year, stores now have five fewer shopping days and one less weekend between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Looming layoffs and tightening credit have crushed consumer confidence, making shoppers more discerning than ever. Before buying a gift, 71% of shoppers ask themselves, Is this a smart use of my money? according to an October survey on how America shops, conducted...
...local authorities began blocking access to the sites of demolished schools where parents and journalists would gather. The government offered compensation to parents--hush money in exchange for a promise to keep quiet. Those that didn't acquiesce faced official intimidation. Lu says police frequently questioned him; the only shop with a fax in his village has been told not to let him send documents. Nevertheless, Lu continues. In late October, he received a statement from Beichuan officials denying any flaws in the building. Lu isn't satisfied. "As long as I am breathing, I will seek an answer...