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As a Mormon teenager in the 1970s, I was constantly admonished by church elders to keep my body strong and pure - free of alcohol, drugs and nicotine, and even of the caffeine in Coca-Cola. My spiritual health, according to church doctrine, was contingent on my physical health, as if...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mormons and the Olympic Ideal | 2/1/2002 | See Source »

Watkins learned Enron was losing money on two equity investments: network-equipment supplier Avici lost 98% of its value, and another, New Power, an energy retailer that had Ken Lay on the board, dropped more than 80%. Because both firms were backed by Enron stock, Watkins knew their downfall was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Did They Know And...When Did They Know It? | 1/28/2002 | See Source »

Schaefer had just learned that her grandson had cancer, and she had to get a cell phone to stay in touch. "My stress level was through the roof," she says. The experience has completely changed the way she runs her household. "I feel like an attorney," she says. "I used...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting Connected: How To Untangle All Those Offers | 1/28/2002 | See Source »

But as early entrants to the China market have learned, the notion that 1.3 billion consumers are waiting to buy your widgets is a mirage. More than 400 million people live in China's cities, where they have, on average, an annual disposable income that equals about $760. That's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Free Trade: China's New Party | 1/28/2002 | See Source »

More important, 2001 was the year clicks-and-bricks retailers learned that e-commerce is not just about how much you can sell online. Wise use of the Web can help make your entire operation more efficient by lowering marketing costs, allowing for more targeted advertising and providing self-help...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: E-Commerce: Attention, Online Shoppers | 1/28/2002 | See Source »

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