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...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...
...Gauging Gates' Influence I was offended by your inclusion in the TIME 100 selection of the world's most influential people [April 26] of Bill Gates, whom you described as a "billionaire philanthropist." Gates and his wife attract attention by giving away vast amounts of money through their foundation, but Microsoft, the company he co-founded, remains a corporation whose product is no better than it has to be, and Microsoft is being sued for pursuing monopolistic business practices. That too should be included as part of Bill Gates' story. Isabel Best Nyon, Switzerland...
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...
...night. For the chains, creating these special sanctums is a response to the popularity of boutique hotels, which have siphoned off customers. With average room prices rising just 1.9% this year over last, says Bjorn Hanson, a hospitality-industry analyst at PricewaterhouseCoopers, this strategy allows hotels to attract well-heeled customers without alienating a more price-sensitive clientele. They can do this efficiently, too, by using the same operations staff...