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...pages long and was three years in the making. The author is British human-rights researcher Guy Horton, who was inspired to do the study by his friend, British academic Michael Aris, the late husband of pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi. Produced with funds from the Dutch government and non profit organizations, the report draws on material collected from Horton's own trips to Burma plus a wide range of documents, photographs and maps sourced from different Burma-interest groups. It's the first time that alleged abuses by the junta?among them systematic rape and forced labor...
...billion domestic-appliances and personal-care unit of Royal Philips Electronics wants more Americans to know that the Dutch giant owns such brands as Norelco (shavers), Sonicare (toothbrushes) and Senseo (coffee makers). "Branding is a priority for this company," says the Italian-born Andrea Ragnetti, 45, who also serves as Philips' first marketing officer ever and has worked in marketing for Telecom Italia and Procter & Gamble. His experience will come in handy. At the top of his agenda: a $13 million ad campaign in the U.S. --By Dody Tsiantar
...also reportedly considering a listing. Could the cash injections mean smaller players will soon be engulfed? Place your bets. - By Adam Smith Counting The Hours British workers on average put in 217 hours per year more than the Germans, 220 more than the French and 319 more than the Dutch, but their heavy workload may be about to lighten. Last week the European Parliament voted to scrap a British exemption to E.U. rules that limit the workweek to 48 hours. Employers complained that such restrictions could undermine the British economy's strength. "Here we are with the most successful economy...
...Most observers expect that the federal inquiry into teacher education will find that beginning teachers need more help than they're getting, starting with a beefed-up practical side to their training, then more support from colleagues. Dutch research suggests that mentoring - where schools assign experienced teachers to guide beginning ones - slashes attrition rates among the latter. Most Australian states and territories have dabbled in mentoring, but the practice isn't yet as widespread as it probably should be, says Sydney University's Ewing, who points to research indicating that up to 75% of beginning teachers in N.S.W...
...upset by your choice of Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the Somalian-born Dutch politician and director whose film Submission portrays a Muslim woman ritually abused by the men in her family. As a female practicing Muslim living in the West, I have found it frustrating that the Western media are obsessed with the "plight" of Muslim women. While there is progress to be made in women's rights in the Muslim world, change does not necessarily have to occur within the Western framework. Most Muslims find Hirsi Ali too extreme, though we don't agree with honor killings. Why couldn...