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...fifth of those in Germany. Hans-Jörg Seeberger, ceo of EganaGoldpfeil Group, says Germany is no longer competitive - and blames Schröder. "Nobody can pay these wages anymore. The unions are too strong," he says. "There's a general feeling that Germany is going down the drain." Schröder fought back last week in a debate in parliament over his budget, denying that he had misled voters. "This country still has growth and can still hold its head up high," he said. He was feisty - but didn't offer a new recovery plan. Opposition leader Angela...
...real life,” Lowe says. While Bradshaw finds the underground night scene novel and intriguing, it has grown repetitive for Lowe. “I sadly make a habit of finding myself trashed outside of a club wearing a dress, with my stiletto trapped in the drain,” he says. Beyond these personality differences, Lowe has found it difficult not to come off as “cocky” when speaking “American.” “Maybe cockiness is part of my ingrained stereotype of an American...
RELEASE VALVE A 50-year-old therapy for hydrocephalus--water on the brain--is showing new promise as a treatment for Alzheimer's. Surgeons implanted a catheter behind the ear of a dozen patients to drain fluid from the brain. The goal was to improve the flow of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain and reduce the buildup of neurotoxic proteins. Over a year, patients with shunts maintained mental function better than those in an untreated control group. Larger studies are under...
...including Abubakar Ba'asyir, the alleged spiritual leader of Jemaah Islamiah, a radical Islamic group suspected of terrorist attacks across the region. Two days before the bombings, U.S. Ambassador Ralph Boyce told Megawati that if she did not begin cracking down, the U.S. would close its embassy, which might drain Indonesia of American investment and devastate its economy. "We put it to them very hard," says a senior State Department official...
Royce got interested in FSAs two years ago, when his wife bought a pair of glasses she didn't need solely to drain her FSA by year's end. Indeed, studies have shown that FSAs are a late-year boon to ophthalmologists: eye-care expenditures spike in the fourth quarter. If it's not eyes, it may be an extra dental cleaning or cosmetic surgery. "Use-it-or-lose-it is the worst of all economic incentives," Royce says. He holds out hope for his bill. President Bush last month approved fsas for all federal employees, and he provides...