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...Time. The U.S. has also rejected the British-led effort to forgive much of the developing world's debt. Even Iraq could come back to haunt the relationship. Europe's reaction to what Bush characterized as "a stunning success" at the polls was so nuanced that it seemed to demand a compound noun all its own. If schadenfreude is pleasure at the discomfort of others, then what is discomfort at the pleasure of others? Freudenschmerz? Maleuphorie? Many Europeans seemed to acknowledge the success of the vote only grudgingly - perhaps because the media had prepared them only for the worst. Roland...
...online selling. Typically, drop-off businesses will also exploit the eBay Shop service, which offers any serious trader his or her own dedicated Web address, and allows buyers to search each seller's own "shop" for listings. Officially, eBay claims that it tries to treat all sellers equally. "We demand that drop-off locations follow the same rules that every other trader follows," says Hani Durzy, eBay spokesman. "That they're open, honest, communicative, and that they ship fast." But as drop-off businesses' sales climb, eBay "can't ignore people who have volume," says Ken Sully, CEO of iSold...
...MEANWHILE IN CHINA ... Nothing to Crow About So much for the hen that lays the golden egg. The Chinese year of the chicken - which dawns this week - has brought hard times for vendors of the nation's New Year toy mascots. 2004's year of the monkey saw huge demand for toy simians. But surplus plastic roosters and terry-cloth chicks are still crowding store shelves in Beijing . Some blame the problem on the inadequate cuteness of domesticated fowl; others point to the fact that the Chinese word for chicken is slang for prostitute...
...here there were no business classes on campus for freshmen, so I wanted to do something business-oriented, get some hands-on experience,” he said. He then roped Ungar in to help and they decided to release it during shopping week, counting on an increased demand for textbooks...
...domestic threats. Right now, according to the U.S. government's own figures, there are only 14,786 Iraqis fully or partially trained to serve in its conventional army. But in order for Iraq to be in a position to defend itself without depending on the U.S. - a non-negotiable demand for a government led by the Shiite parties - Iraq will need a conventional army substantially larger than the 36,635 soldiers currently envisaged in U.S. planning. And it will need an air force, armor, artillery, and other standards of a modern army, most of which the U.S. has not begun...