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...dust lately. Their favorable tax treatment makes them a compelling story for at least the next few years and possibly much longer. But before jumping in, you'll want to take a good look at what you're buying. Dividend strategies vary for different investors, and a slew of new dividend-oriented mutual funds are confusing what should be a fairly simple theme...
Larson's biggest fear was jumping the shark--in his case, literally. The thing that horrified him most when putting the collection together wasn't the amateurishness of the early panels or the subpar eyeballs, but the slew of shark-frenzy jokes, which were a little too close to one another. That fear of becoming a hack, in the end, is what made him determined never to draw again. The one exception might be a possible cover for the upcoming New Yorker cartoon issue, which his publisher has bullied him into. It's a better fit for him than family...
...helped to found the Trade Union Program, known today as the Labor and Work Life Program, the Ph.D. program in business economics, the Joint Center for Housing Studies, the Program in Business and Government and a slew of other initiatives...
...transatlantic history. Amid all the broken glass, a window of opportunity stands wide open. Both chastened, Europe and America could be looking at a wondrously creative moment in their turbulent relationship. Gone is the ancient Soviet threat that used to fuse them together; they now confront a whole slew of new threats neither can manage on its own - from terrorism to aids, from creeping protectionism to the collapse of failed states. Why not raise our sights above the headlines and consider a grander bargain? Think about the golden age of American diplomacy in the 1940s that was described so poignantly...
...overworked medical officials covered in chemical-warfare gear raced to the next hot spot, multinationals were evacuating staff, and international trade fairs were being rescheduled. "It was really scary," recalls Cliff Wallace, managing director of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, which is back to its normal slew of shows...