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...problem? Klaus Ochsner, president of Germany's pet-trade industry body, the ZZF, suggested that most of the goods are made not by Germans but by low-wage, Far East producers. "The Chancellor's wife ... is insulting the pet industry and endangering German jobs," he told industry title Tier Bild. Rossmann claimed that while the products come from all over, "an exact specification is not possible." If Schröder can't find a better line than that, he may end up in the doghouse. Holiday Hookups A rash of late-year megamergers struck the U.S., including health-care firm...
...improve regional representation, the Panyarachun panel came up with two alternatives for changing the Council's composition. The first would expand the permanent membership from five to 11 nations and increase the number elected to rotating terms from 10 to 13. The second proposal would create a middle tier of eight members elected to renewable four-year terms, and add a new two-year term. Under both proposals, the Security Council would grow from 15 to 24 seats. But neither idea grants the new members the right to veto resolutions--or the influence that it bestows. Such power would rest...
...This overall operating margin...puts us in the upper tier of all hospitals in Massachusetts,” Levy said...
Make no mistake, Harvard is a very good hockey team. But after dropping four straight contests to three of the top four teams in the nation, the Crimson has not yet proved it belongs in the tier of greatness. This weekend, however, has helped teach the team what it will take...
...other huge improvement from one game to the next was goaltending, which will be crucial if the Crimson have any hopes of breaking into that top tier of teams...