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Bertone has tried to exert his influence over the unwieldy Vatican bureaucracy by placing his trusted Italians in key positions and serving as the ultimate gatekeeper to the Pope, who has fewer direct meetings than his predecessor had and stays focused on his writings and continuing his work as guardian of church doctrine. "Bertone has a stranglehold over things," says the Vatican official critical of the No. 2 man. "But that may be what Pope wants...
...This time around, Yunnan is expected to receive far fewer visitors than usual for the celebration. Chinese travel agencies report that hotel bookings in Dai-populated areas have tapered off. Candy Wei, a travel adviser at China Highlights, which offers customized tours and cruises in the region, says that she has had relatively few inquiries about participating in the event. "We suspect that the drought has severely affected our customers' itineraries in Yunnan." Those places accustomed to welcoming hordes of tourists, like Xishuangbanna's capital city of Jinghong, have previously been characterized by the most boisterous water-splashing celebrations; there...
...Create a Job" [March 29]: The government can help gin up jobs by reducing the 40-hour workweek, which was established in 1940. Since then, technology has increased worker productivity dramatically, resulting in fewer workers producing more. A 36-hour week would require the workforce to be increased to maintain today's total weekly man-hours...
...million was also a little high; the true total was $24.9 million. So Clash gets to brag in this week's commercials that it's still the No. 1 movie in America - though because of its higher 3-D prices in many theaters the picture was probably seen by fewer people than Date Night...
While these reforms might result in fewer internship opportunities, this cost is worth the elimination of discrimination—specifically against those who cannot afford the opportunity cost of these internships, namely, working without wages. Employers should continue to value experience, but make it clear to students that it is no longer necessary to hold an internship to get hired...