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...back out once Edward leaves; there are genuinely funny moments in their scenes together, not to mention sexual tension. Expect an eruption in the theater during the scene in which a thrill-seeking Bella wrecks the motorcycle Jacob rebuilt for her and he strips off his T-shirt to tend her bleeding head. From that point on, his torso remains so central a character it should be given its own credit line...
...have VAT and it's very, very high - in Nordic countries, it's somewhere between 20% and 25%. The average European pays a much higher percentage in overall budget every time they buy something, but European governments give it back in the form of social benefits. American social benefits tend to be limited to the poor, so there's a much clearer [wealth] redistribution through the tax system than there is in Europe...
Judith D. Singer, Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity, who oversaw the report, said that the pipeline issues for women tend to be less problematic than the pipeline issues for minorities...
...course, the ideas of John Maynard Keynes are also behind the auto-industry bailouts, new financial regulations and public investments pushed by the Obama Administration. The difference is both in the details and the big picture: not only do specific national economic policies in Europe tend to still trail those of the U.S. on the free-market curve, but there is also a lingering ingrained suspicion about capitalism itself...
...meantime, Scarpetta says, the victims of the crisis in Germany and elsewhere tend to be disproportionately young, low-skilled and immigrant workers, which does not help prepare Europe for the future. Indeed, consensus is gathering around a new model, which is neither the unbridled neo-liberalism of the U.S. nor the failsafe job protection of France, Germany and Italy. It's a policy born in Denmark, dubbed "flex security," which keeps the cost of layoffs low for employers and the benefits (including retraining services) high for those laid off. Perhaps both John Maynard Keynes and Ronald Reagan would approve...