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Life seemed full of grace nearly a decade ago, when Ibrahim caught sight of a slim schoolgirl at the local academy. Marie carried herself with such ease that Ibrahim, 22 years eager, proposed on the spot. She demurred at first, but later, over her guardian uncle's opposition, she married...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Mother-And-Child Reunion | 5/14/2001 | See Source »

...Management's New Order Index has risen three months in a row. He expects mum companies to gain enough confidence to start offering guidance when they report second-quarter results in July. I'm all for making a sensible bet on beaten-up outfits that stand to regain their sight in a few months. If what they see is the start of a recovery, the stocks will do well. Meanwhile, visibility hasn't been an issue for many recession-resistant companies in health care, drugs, food, beverages and utilities. And it's hard to lose money if you invest only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Zero Visibility | 5/14/2001 | See Source »

...most of us have stopped gloating shamelessly at the sight of 21-year-old ex-millionaires begging for jobs. Not me. So I went to a pink-slip party, where the laid off gather at bars to drink $3 Bud Lights and tequila shots and stand in line to chat up recruiters. I was going there strictly to mock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Partying With Women In Pink Slips | 5/14/2001 | See Source »

Each week, Clever’s performances have been improving rapidly, like never before in his career and with no limit in sight...

Author: By David R. De remer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Athlete of the Week: Chris Clever '01 | 5/9/2001 | See Source »

Whether a technology catches on with consumers depends on social conditions. For Americans, the gateway (no pun intended) to a connected world is the personal computer. PCs make sense for Americans, with their big houses. It's easy to hide that unlovely box of tricks somewhere out of sight--and use it in peace and quiet. But many Europeans and Japanese live in cramped apartments. For them, a PC not only overwhelms the living room, it also offers no privacy. Mobile phones, by contrast, are unobtrusive, as well as being a liberating way (especially for teenagers) to connect with friends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Downsizing to Wireless | 5/7/2001 | See Source »

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