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Marx Out of Ten What would Marx think [Feb. 2]? What kind of a question is that? I can tell you what. "Blimey, so I was right all the time." That's what Marx would think. And he'd be darned right. Bärbel A Rautenberg, HAMBURG, GERMANY...
...central Sweden have said they are prepared to put down all of its 500 birds, including flamingos, if H5N1 enters the country. WORLD CUP Soccer fans were shaken last week when the German media relayed doubts over the 2006 World Cup Finals in Germany. Both Bärbel Höhn, the Greens' agricultural expert, and Klaus Stöhr, head of the WHO influenza program, were reported to have said cancellation would be considered if mass cases of human influenza occurred in Germany...
...often than not it's a stressed boss venting frustration on subordinates. Against a backdrop of slow growth or high unemployment, pressure to perform and increased competition can lead to bullying. "People are worried about their jobs and tend to be less supportive of their colleagues," says Bärbel Meschkutat, co-author of a German government-backed study into bullying. Sweden and France have passed new laws to protect staff from bullies - the French introduced such legislation in 2002 - while Britain and Germany rely on existing protections. The Dignity at Work Partnership, a $3.4 million government-backed project launched...
...Swiss Army Recycling Collection is conquering fashion frontiers with accessories made from old military blankets. After discovering unused blankets stockpiled in the Alps, designer Walter Maurer decided the coarse wool was ideal for heavy-duty bags, rucksacks and key rings. Made in the tiny Swiss village of Törbel by Maurer and a local cobbler, the collection is sold to the "trendy, techno generation" in Europe and Japan, Maurer says. Chalk up another victory for the Swiss. - Helena Bachmann/Geneva SEEN ON THE CHARITY CIRCUIT Giorgio Armani, the Next Pierre Cardin? In becoming a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations...
...controversy erupted this school year when Black students insisted that the university symbols--the Confederates flag as the seal, "Dixie" as the fight song, and Col. Rbel (a Southern colonel in white goatee and gray tails) as the mascot--were racist and should be scrapped. The chancellor responded by stopping the distribution of flags before sporting events, but white alumni and students started producing them privately and passing them out before games. The debate over the meaning of the symbols is a reasonable one: just as the Confederacy represented a society degrading and oppressive to Blacks, it was unique culture...