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Santa's Mixed Bag of Reforms When Gerhard Schröder's government reached agreement with the opposition Christian Democrats on a package of long-awaited economic reforms in mid-December, you might have expected German businesses to leap with Christmas joy. But despite lowered nonwage costs for employers, they're not all happy. Why? To help pay for a €7.8 billion tax cut, the compromise reduced federal subsidies to new home buyers (by 30%) and commuters who drive to work. "Business will go down, but we're not sure by how much," said Mario Wanke, who owns...
...Taiwan's army surnamed Chan, apparently contracted the disease in a SARS research lab on Dec. 6. Authorities in Taiwan believe Chan was in a rush to catch a plane to Singapore for a medical conference and hurriedly cleaned up a spill in his lab from a leaky waste bag. Chan told investigators that he thought the spill was safe because it was several days old and therefore any virus in it should have died. Not exactly a spit-and-polish operation...
...corner of Saddam's underground hiding place were a handful of q-tips. In another, a black plastic bag. An electric fan was installed in one wall next to a small ventilation shaft, which emerged above ground a few feet away from the entrance. It's hard to imagine the confines could provide its inhabitant with a feeling of security, much less power, or anything other than a sense of claustrophobia, especially when the Styrofoam block is lowered into the entrance way, then covered with a rubber mat, a cloth rug, and dirt-as it was when Special Operations Forces...
...getting their kicks by giving out free samples—and hell, Harvard men are getting to eat for free. Egg nog, mulled cider, hot cocoa—anything you want, they’ll offer you a taste. In fact, these women are veritable caterers! Bag lunches, pastry assortments—I’ve even learned to make a special nacho cheese dip. As the winter gets colder, Harvard is only beginning to heat...
...became instantly famous, not for his academics, his extracurriculars or his looks. No, it was for his luggage. Instead of the standard backpack, Good prefers to transport his books in the unconventional rolling suitcase. Now, almost two years later, Good still sports luggage, but he upgraded his roller bag to something “a little spiffier.” He now uses a TravelPro with replaceable roller blade wheels...