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Girl Talk, the stage name of Gregg Gillis, is known for his distinctive mash-up remixes, as well as his performance style. The former biomedical engineer often strips to his underwear and performs with only a laptop that he covers with saran wrap to protect it from his flying sweat as he bounces about onstage...
...China if Yudhoyono presses reforms further. The most damaging, and most politically sensitive, issue dampening investment is the nation's oppressive labor law. Passed in 2003, it requires companies to get government approval to lay off staff and mandates heavy severance payments. The stipulations were a misguided attempt to protect local workers that instead has made Indonesia uncompetitive in the kinds of labor-intensive industries - like textiles and footwear manufacturing - that could help reduce the country's lofty unemployment rate, currently at about 8.5%. Political analysts complain that Yudhoyono doesn't exhibit the necessary decisiveness on economic matters - and with...
...Births: Safety FirstRe your article on the trend toward giving birth at home [Aug. 18]: Home-birth advocates are of course correct when they point out that birth is a natural event. But they neglect to articulate its violence and danger. Surely, in this modern age, we want to protect each new-born infant with all means at our disposal? Why return to precarious, primitive ways of giving birth-however well-motivated we might be-when we can rely on a century of accumulated medical and scientific knowledge, technology and experience? Marilyn Hunt, Belair, South Australia...
CONCUSSIONS Designed with better knowledge of how trauma occurs, high-tech mouth guards and headgear protect vulnerable noggins...
...sitting at your desk, waves of anxiety running through you. Your industry is going through rocky times, or worse, there are rumors of a layoff at your company. Corporate loyalty is history. Outsourcing is moving up the food chain. Is there anything you can do to protect your job? Not always, but this book offers a good road map for surviving an economic downturn. Don't sit there smugly and assume that your sterling credentials will save you, says the author bluntly: "Got a swanky Ivy League degree? How nice. Here's the cold hard truth...