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...most popular: so-called structured notes, which are complex derivatives that often pay a guaranteed minimum return like bonds, or pay above the minimum depending upon the performance of other asset classes, such as stock-market indexes or commodities. "The beauty of structured products is you can tailor them to clients' needs," says Gary Tiernan, head of product management for Deutsche Bank in Asia. It's a buoyant enough business that Deutsche now has a structured-product team of five or six people in Singapore alone, catering to private-banking clients there...
...critical design element for responsiveness and control, fins (a board can have up to five) are made using three major technologies that tailor the flex patterns by changing the fiber orientation...
...anyone who defies their threats. Mohammed Qasim, a janitor in Kandahar, ignored the first night letter that appeared at a mosque in his village last month, which warned residents to stop working for the Afghan government. Qasim had lied to his neighbors, telling them that he worked as a tailor--not at a police station 10 miles away. Then the second letter arrived. "Once this government falls, we will be in power. We will have your documents, your résumés, your names and your addresses. We will come and punish you," it read. Now Qasim doubts that...
Websites like Classmates and Reunion.com are tailor-made tools in this quest for another chance at romance with a school-day ex. These cybersubstitutes for the class reunion offer millions of members access to former classmates who have registered on the sites. They entice recruits looking for love to join with testimonials from reunited couples...
...numbers of adult children are taking them on special vacations. The most successful, those travelers say, are geared to fulfilling the parents' desires, whether it's a trip they've always wanted to make or an experience they've never even imagined. Those journeys work best when all participants tailor expectations to such realities as how much a parent can comfortably do and the kind of relationship parent and child have with each other. New York City psychologist Karen Zager suggests preparing coping strategies in advance of the trip to avoid old conflicts that can resurface with 24/7 togetherness...