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Though iPods are still the gold standard for MP3 players, at nearly 6 oz. they can be a chore to jog with. Flash memory players are often smaller, but they can hold only a fraction of the 10-GB iPod's 2,500 song capacity. Enter the Rio Nitrus Mini Jukebox ($299), a 1.5-GB MP3 player with a slim profile that can still hold 400 titles. Nitrus gets 16 hours of battery life--twice the iPod's--and the included Sennheiser earbuds give great sound...
...proposals, such as one to cut employers' contributions for health insurance, have already been approved by the opposition Christian Democrats, while others, such as the tax cut, face an uphill struggle to win passage. Schröder's work carrots are as innovative as his sticks. One reform, called "mini-jobs," allows people to work part-time for up to j400 a month without having to pay tax or social insurance. The employer pays a flat 25% fee to the government. Since April, an astounding 930,000 people have started mini-jobs (most are second jobs). "It's really fantastic...
...their fill, others are purchasing the high-end treat and wearing it on their face. La Prairie's fall makeup line, Skin Caviar Concealer and Foundation ($150), is this season's self-indulgent must have. The concealer sits hidden in the cap of the foundation jar, and the attached mini-brush ensures smooth application. La Prairie also carries a Skin Caviar Luxe Cream ($300 for a 1.7-oz. jar or $550 for 3.4 oz.). Meanwhile, Chicago's Four Seasons hotel is offering a caviar facial treatment at its in-house spa. Guests have their faces smothered in a pricey mixture...
...Wang's Tom.com looks more like a budding media empire than the fledgling Net start-up Wang joined in July 2000. The ex-Goldman Sachs banker has made the company a publishing, outdoor-advertising and sports-marketing moneymaker in the rough-and-tumble Chinese media industry. He staged a mini-coup in July when his company acquired controlling interest in CETV, AOL Time Warner's beleaguered foray into China's television market. Wang plans to make the channel profitable by using Tom.com's existing sales network to bring advertisers to CETV...
...world's third biggest chocolate maker introduced sugar-free versions of its flagship chocolate bars and Reese's peanut butter cups. For its sweetener, Hershey settled on a sugar alcohol called lactitol, which happens to be the brand name of a British laxative. "I had one--ONE--of the mini Reese's, and was not fit for human or feline companionship for the next six hours," a user confided on eGullet.com a website for food fans...