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When Nas said hip-hop is dead, it was really a way of making the statement I think that I'm making. He obviously doesn't think it's entirely dead, or he wouldn't continue to labor there - but he is concerned about it enough to put people on notice that it is in the ICU ward. It was more a metaphor than a reality. But I think that there is no question that commercial hip-hop - that is dead. But there is an incredibly rich world of hip-hop that has been literally buried. I tell my friends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tricia Rose, Author of The Hip Hop Wars | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...professional help. One frequent blunder even million-dollar-job seekers commit is deciding to write and edit their résumés without expert input. "Your labor is the most valuable thing you're going to sell," says Cenedella. "Would you have an amateur copywriter write copy for the most valuable product you have? Then why would you write your résumé yourself?" Those seeking solid counseling on the résumé front can get it through the Professional Association of Résumé Writers & Career Coaches or sites like ResumeWriters.com where a résumé overhaul starts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Six-Figure-Job Hunt | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...tutor, described the book as informative, descriptive, and broad. “One of the things that the editors have done here is that they put a variety of types of slavery,†he said. “The book covers from the stories of illegal child labor industry in Asia to those of victims of Eastern European sex slavery.†The work, he added, is a representation of a wide range of the enslaved peoples. “There are 27 million slaves in the world today. This is by far the biggest number...

Author: By Youho T. Myong, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Experts Discuss Modern Slavery | 12/10/2008 | See Source »

...previously announced labor strike and further protest marches are planned for Wednesday. With the Government facing a public-order problem at the same time that the economy is suffering, the Prime Minister must find a way to halt his party's freefall in polls and try to convince the Greek people that his center-right government is the only real hope for stability and security. In rhetorical terms, he might even hark back to his uncle with a new choice: "Karamanlis or chaos." Lately, though, few can see the difference...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Greek Riots Show No Signs of Abating | 12/9/2008 | See Source »

Cabrera, 44, spent the last 17 years building windows and working in shipping. He says he didn't really think he'd be part of the largest labor sit-in in recent memory. When Republic was still up and running, he had heard rumors about troubled finances. One of the guys on the factory floor said he had heard the company was planning to leave town, and maybe take its employees along. Last Tuesday, however, the factory's estimated 300 employees, including Cabrera, were called into a meeting and told that Republic would shut down three days later. Cabrera...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Republic Windows Sit-In: What Are Workers Owed? | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

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