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...Frozen Assets In the Icelandic language the words for money and sheep are the same. But under Iceland's current economic conditions, goes a joke doing the rounds, only one will put food on the table and a coat on your back (as long as you eat mutton and wear wool). With a flagging currency and a crippled banking industry, Icelanders are fast losing their jobs, savings and businesses. The government fears that some may even be losing their minds: a few days ago, the Icelandic Ministry of Health set up an emergency mental-health center in downtown Reykjav...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Now the Real Pain Begins | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

...Stop Falling All over High Heels "Heeling Power" gives various explanations for why women choose to wear stiletto heels but ignores serious and feminist analyses of the sources of this so-called choice [Oct. 13]. The style can be viewed as analogous to the old Chinese tradition of foot-binding in its restrictions on comfort, mobility and even safety in the name of a socially constructed "femininity." I will never wear them. Does pole-dancing also signal this convergence of feminine beauty and authority? Cerise Morris, Montreal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

...want one. So Chris Greta produced 300 bracelets with Mike's name on them. Our family, friends and co-workers found they helped them to remember Mike and pray for him and the rest of the troops. Thankfully, Mike and his cavalry unit are back home safely. We wear our bracelets with pride in honor of those who do so much for us. Matthew Barany Sr., WOODBRIDGE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

...Heeling power" gives various explanations for why women choose to wear stiletto heels but ignores serious and feminist analyses of the sources of this so-called choice [Oct. 13]. The style can be viewed as analogous to the old Chinese tradition of foot-binding in its restrictions on comfort, mobility and even safety in the name of a socially constructed "femininity." I will never wear them. Does pole-dancing also signal this convergence of feminine beauty and authority? Cerise Morris, MONTREAL...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

...already done some Christmas shopping and their taxes, 44% applied early admission to college, and one-third had stamps on them. Two even said they don't carry stamps because they pay all their bills online. One woman was saving her I VOTED sticker so she could wear it on Election Day. If all Americans were like early voters, we'd have a perfectly run country that would get beat up by all the other countries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: My Own Election Exit Poll | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

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