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German officials, for their part, note that the Romeikes had other options. "If parents don't want to send their children to a public school, they can send them to alternative private schools," says Thomas Hilsenbeck, a spokesman for the Baden-Württemberg education ministry. Homeschooling advocates counter that there are few private schools in Germany, and they tend to be expensive. But beyond that, many religious parents have problems with sex education and other curricular requirements. "Whether it's a state school or a private school, there's still a curriculum that is forced onto children," says Kuhnle...
...dollar over the past few years. German electronics giant Siemens, for example, generated nearly 45% of its revenue in 2009 in the dollar region. "The bigger the company is, the less traditional export activity it tends to do and the less exposed it is to currency fluctuations," says Siemens spokesman Wolfram Trost. "But when applied to an entire export-driven country like Germany, a drop in the value of the euro becomes a very significant and positive development." (See the top 10 crooked CEOs...
...HUPD as well other local police jurisdictions are aware of the event and will work cooperatively to ensure that next Wednesday night/Thursday morning is safe for everyone involved,†HUPD spokesman Steven G. Catalano wrote in an e-mailed statement...
Highway troopers can only do so much, since chasing crotch rockets on busy roads and highways is often not an option. "The supervisor has to weigh every possible liability that he can before he allows that to continue on," says Florida Highway Patrol spokesman Lieutenant Tim Frith of Palm Beach County. He says the common speed of racing bikes there is 120 to 130 m.p.h. Lieutenant Alex Annunziato of the highway patrol in Miami says they have busted repeat violators by flying helicopters and tracking the bikes until they stop. "The problem is that takes a lot of resources...
...gone unpaid for six months, their employers failing to pay state insurance and allowing conditions to drop below legal minimums for health and safety. One report by a nongovernmental organization said that Iran's power industry is close to ruin because of $5 billion in unpaid government debts. A spokesman for the electricity industry syndicate claimed that up to 900,000 workers wholly reliant on Iran's energy and oil ministries were on the brink of unemployment and that numerous companies had already gone bankrupt. (See the top 10 symbols of protest...