January 8, 2011

Barbara Reich, a home organizer to the rich, turned her personal neuroses into a successful business. “Some people don’t open their mail without me,” she said.

Experts say some firms are especially respectful of the work-life balance, and they are retaining valuable employees as a result.

Prisoners are stripped of almost all individual possessions. Writing to magazines, one of the few things they can call their own, can provide comfort.

Dr. Hawa Abdi helps nearly 100,000 people at her medical facility, persevering despite an attack by militants in May.

Moving the World Cup to winter from the usual June-July calendar could prove wise, but it would also disrupt European leagues that play their seasons from August to May.

Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith is in charge of operations, but his big assignment from Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is to reinvent the city government.

For spiritual purification for the new year, experts like kabbalah teachers and interfaith minister recommend various rituals using an egg, crystals, candles and the like.

Robert B. Reich, the former labor secretary, is disappointed in President Obama, and contends he has been unwilling to duel with an emboldened G.O.P.

The state declared the Tucson Unified School District’s Mexican-American program illegal, even while similar programs for black, Asian and American Indian students were left untouched.

William M. Daley is expected to bring his discipline and critical eye to his new job at the White House.

Pacific-10 Commissioner Larry Scott, the former chief executive of the Women’s Tennis Association, is trying to land a lucrative TV deal for the conference.

More helicopters, heavily armored vehicles and emphasis on the use of tourniquets have helped to save troops.