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Change, and Its Limits Saudi Arabia's western allies have been pushing it to reform its social and political arrangements since the attacks of September 11, 2001. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers on 9/11 came from Saudi Arabia, where a conservative version of Islam, high unemployment, limited democratic rights and archaic attitudes to women fed a mood of unchecked radicalism among some young men. Last February, Abdullah announced a sweeping reshuffle of posts in government to remove some of the more old-style figures, including a top judge who once ruled it would be legal to kill the owners...
Millions of Saudis, of course, still adhere to the strict religious and social conservatism that dates to the 18th century pact made between Mohammed ibn Abd al-Wahhab, a puritanical preacher, and the founder of the Saud dynasty Mohammed ibn Saud. And many conservatives resent the social changes the King is pushing. "Those around King Abdullah use his peaceful positions to impose secular values," says conservative cleric Mohsen al-Awajy. "But Saudi society is a special, tribal society, and neither King Abdullah or anyone else can impose his own interpretation of Islam. They can do nothing without Islam. There...
...longer. You knew this was coming. Working longer allows you to save longer and delay the date of withdrawals. It also reduces the number of years that your assets will have to generate income in retirement - a powerful combination. In addition, you'll probably be able to postpone collecting Social Security and become entitled to a higher monthly benefit. A typical 62-year-old would boost annual retirement income 22% if he worked three more years and 39% if he worked five more years, says Christine Fahlund, senior financial planner at T. Rowe Price. "Be flexible with your retirement date...
...shot across the bow of pretty much every software company anywhere. It's amazing how many people's grills Google is getting up into with this single product. It's real time like AIM and Twitter (and it can talk to Twitter by importing and exporting tweets). It's social and shares media, like Facebook. Anybody who makes an e-mail client or collaboration software should be paying attention to Wave. This is vintage Google: give away a product that does stuff your competitors charge money for, thereby burnishing your public image and, at the same time, sapping your competitors...
...developed enough to give the region a second chance. "The IOC decision is an embrace of Brazil's practical way of doing things," says Paulo Sotero, director of the Brazil Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, referring to Lula's unique hybrid of market economics and progressive social policy...