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...Asian Imports An increasingly popular strategy for winning new fans and selling merchandise is to hire a favorite son with his own loyal following. Japanese imports like Hidoshi Nakata (Bologna) and Shinji Ono (Feyenoord) have helped their European clubs hawk souvenirs and attract Asian tourists. Through the end of last year, midfielder Junichi Inamoto (left) has helped English team Fulham earn $3.7 million in merchandise sales and television rights in Japan...
...however, print a picture of the actual beheading of Nicholas Berg, just as we did not publish a photograph of the severed head of Daniel Pearl two years ago. These images are widely available on the Internet, and, obviously, those who committed these atrocities did so in order to attract publicity. Photographs of Berg and Pearl taken just before their deaths told the horror of the story well enough for our readers without playing into the hands of the killers...
...Global Development. Such a steep drop could imperil funding for Germany's state pensions. And despite a stubbornly high unemployment rate of 10.5%, almost 75,000 jobs are presently unfilled because of a shortage of skilled personnel - just the kind of people the new law is meant to attract. "Germany needs an immigration law geared to growth and employment," says Heinz Putzhammer, board member of the German Trade Union Federation. "This agreement offers the right starting point." The deal hammered out between Schröder and the opposition Christian Democrats will allow skilled workers - Klingholz estimates about...
Second, the U.S. still should turn over unambiguous authority for both the political and reconstruction agendas to the United Nations, which should act in concert with other multilateral authorities. Certainly, U.S. must continue to play an essential supporting role, but the U.N. can earn credibility inside Iraq and can attract broad international participation, both of which are currently denied to the U.S. coalition. Despite its serious weaknesses, the U.N. is more experienced and competent in addressing these challenges and more successful in mobilizing help than...
...nutritionists are horrified" by America's obsession with low-carb diets. As a registered dietitian, I disagree. This is a great opportunity for people to develop a healthy and balanced long-term eating plan to manage their weight. In my years of counseling clients, I learned you can certainly attract more bees with honey--though in this case I'd use honey with fewer carbs. ELISA ZIED New York City...