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...Palestinian terror attacks. Sharon's hands are increasingly tied by the costs of occupation. This week's austerity budget, which slashed almost $2 billion in the largest public spending cut in Israel's history, has been greeted by Israelis as the tearing up of the basic social-welfare compact that has anchored their society since its inception - and as the most dramatic indicator of the depth of the economic crisis that has accompanied the Palestinian uprising. Sharp differences over the economy and relations with the Palestinians is raising pressure on Sharon's Labor Party coalition partners to bolt his government...
...listening to teachers, so he dropped out of school at age 14 and never went back. Kok eventually landed a job at Dutch electronics giant Philips, but he dropped out of that too when the bosses wouldn't listen to his idea for a cheaper way to make compact discs...
...about making CDs without the customary multimillion-dollar expense for "clean rooms" to keep stray dust motes and hairs from marring the discs. In place of these rooms Kok built a pickup-truck-size "in line" machine that handled all the stages of production in one clean, compact, enclosed location--thus slicing the cost of producing a CD to 18[cents], from the standard...
That's especially true of the large number of vehicles being redesigned or discontinued for 2003. From compact cars to popular sedans to luxury vehicles, they are available in just about every body type. If you are flexible enough in your choice of make and model to entertain one of these changeover cars, you can find a terrific deal. "It's not unusual to save a couple of thousand on a sticker price of $20,000 or $30,000," says Bob Brisco, CEO of CarsDirect.com...
...driving to the campground, the Coleman grill you use for tailgate parties can also be used for campground cooking. The compact Coleman Propane Grill Stove starts with electronic ignition...