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...fades and I wonder whether a truly European politics will ever be possible. In the wake of the referenda, a number of years of stasis seem unavoidable, although thereafter it might be too late for Europe ever to catch up. Brussels may experience business as usual today, but the outlook is troubled...
...list of the All-TIME 100 best films, as chosen by TIME's movie critics Richard Corliss and Richard Schickel. Not surprisingly, reactions to their choices ranged from happy appreciation to utter dismay. Rohan Shah of Jersey City, New Jersey, said, "What a great list, with a truly global outlook! I was pleasantly surprised to see the inclusion of Bollywood movies, like Satyajit Ray's Apu trilogy." Sean Williams, of Los Angeles, wrote, "I have 1,000 favorite films, so I know how hard it is to choose only 100, and you can't please everyone. Still, I would have...
...plowed through the instruction manual. Have you ever heard of a cordless phone that you can connect via USB to your PC? Thankfully the software was quick to set up and easy to use. In no time I was able to synch the phone's directory with Outlook, and it didn't just dump all my numbers in-the software gives you the option of just importing selected numbers...
...Still, the Outlook synch resulted in the only negative experience I've encountered on the phone. Since all of the numbers in my phonebook are 10 digits (that is, none of them start with 1), they all dial fine using my mobile line, but get caught up using my landline. I've pored over the instruction manual to find a remedy for this, and all I can think of is to add 1s to every number, since the mobile line is smart enough to ignore them...
...arrival of a more durable recovery to create additional jobs. No one disagreed that West European economies are at last on the move after years of little or no growth. Mast warned, though, that labor unions seemed to be becoming more aggressive and demanding higher pay increases as the outlook brightened. The best hope for reducing Europe's continuing unemployment problem is through structural reforms, such as faster progress toward a genuine European common market and greater labor mobility. That would unleash more competition and create both new companies and new jobs. --By Frederick Painton