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...China. His first name and French accent reflect the European culture of his adopted home on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. His children are at college in Perth, Boston and, soon, London. And his $200 million-per-year business is a microcosm of globalization in action. It buys raw cotton from Asia and Africa, ships it to Mauritius, spins it into yarn and makes it into clothes designed in-house. Those are shipped to retailers in Europe, Asia and the U.S. "We have to import all our raw materials, and we are very far from our customers," Woo says...
That may change. Malaysia's Parliament is expected to adopt a law later this year that will make manufacturers maintain stricter records on raw materials and make it easier for Pahamin's agents to stage surprise raids. Other reforms will provide for specially trained prosecutors and judges in copyright-violation cases and will ensure that tougher penalties actually get applied. The U.S. industry, which claims it lost $287 million in CD sales to piracy last year in Malaysia alone, is lobbying with the U.S. Trade Representative for tough action against the country. "More investment in Malaysia is greatly dependent...
...firing of Whitlam made many Australians sit up with a jerk. It had never occurred to them before that the Queen had the raw constitutional power to do such a thing. It cranked up the long-dormant impulse toward republicanism. Until the 1970s this had been an issue only for intellectuals and a few left-wing workers whose vehemence earned them an undeserved reputation as ratbags (obsessed eccentrics). The problem was democratizing the republican issue while detaching it from the ownership of the Australian left. And it did slowly broaden, though its main political instrument, the Australian Republican Movement (A.R.M...
...which sends the listener back to the 70s with a Marvin Gaye sample. “No Hook,” the fifth track on the album, touches on common Jay-Z themes such as his rough childhood, but the track is stripped-down and raw. True to title, it lacks a chorus. The following song, “Roc Boys (And the Winner Is...),” fulfills Jigga’s penchant for incorporating at least one triumphal track (regal, blaring trumpets included) into every album. Following these songs, things die down for a bit. Jay-Z makes...
This past week has been unusually depressing. No—it’s not midterms, stress, or the dry weather that leaves our throats raw. Darkness has set in at 4:30 p.m., and more than half of the average college student’s waking hours are now spent at night...