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...example, a regular survey of job opportunities posted online throughout Europe showed no change overall in June; indeed, there was a sharp increase of postings for jobs in tourism, hospitality and health care, according to the online recruiter Monster, which compiles the survey. Still, fueled by negative headlines, fears abound about harder times ahead: in the U.K. consumer sentiment has sunk to its lowest level since 1990, according to a poll by market research firm GfK NOP; back then the country was heading into a deep recession. Riches-Flores of Société Générale reckons...
...Seven members of Samak's cabinet also faced no-confidence motions; all of them survived the vote. But the fact that the ruling coalition held together doesn't mean that Thai politics are returning to normal. Coup rumors abound. Street protesters vow to continue their rallies, especially if Samak continues with plans to scrap the constitution passed by Thailand's military rulers last year. One of the most contentious parts of the charter is a provision that a political party can be dissolved if one of its executives is convicted of wrongdoing. In February, Thailand's election commission found...
...Betting on the Farm The outlook is not unrelentingly bleak, however. Leaders meeting in Rome pledged - at least in theory - to spend billions more dollars for agricultural programs. African governments and international organizations now face the task of getting new projects off the ground quickly. Obstacles abound. After decades of neglect, transportation networks for getting crops to market consist mainly of rutted dirt roads; irrigation systems are in a shambles; and there's little access to credit for poor farmers. Aid agencies are starting some programs virtually from scratch. "There are very few plans to take off the shelf," says...
...sounds like you’re blaming the victim,” he writes. “‘Have you two ever been romantically involved?’ would get laughs and implies a level of romance that may be inappropriate. Slang words abound, but ‘tapping it,’ ‘touching it,’ or ‘spanking it’ (‘it’, of course, being ‘that ass’) are too informal and somewhat gender specific. The best phrase I used...
Tablet Hotels A standout among travel sites on the Web is Tablet Hotels. The Tablet staff selects hotels, but guests?and only confirmed hotel guests?can rate them. If a hotel isn't being rated favorably, it's removed from the guide. Top-10 lists abound, and it's easy to search hotels by criteria like agenda (great food, skiing) and landscape (jungle). Cool feature: music playlists compiled by hotels to help you get a feel for the mood of the locale...