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...Alan Middendorf Longmont, Colorado, U.S. Most Americans are concerned about jobs being moved offshore, as factory after factory cuts workers. We complain bitterly and wonder how all that will play out. Don't Chinese imports spell the end of profitable manufacturing jobs in the U.S.? People shop at Wal-Mart because it's cheaper. We look for better prices on clothes, appliances and vehicles. What's going to happen when China 's manufacturing powerhouse really kicks into gear? Protecting the U.S. economy will require extreme measures that are perhaps anathema to a free-market philosophy. Tariffs seem...
...guard. Its $1 billion in seed money was perhaps a fifth of what was needed, says media investor Harold Vogel, author of Entertainment Industry Economics. But the backbreaker has been DVD sales, where many films now derive most of their profit. Moviemakers are so beholden to retailers like Wal-Mart and Best Buy that studio execs routinely confer with them before setting release dates. There are so many new releases that retailers afford each a much shorter shelf life. And with 80% of U.S. households owning DVD players, fewer people are rushing out to replace their old tapes--slowing...
...examination, prosecutor Sarah Carr, 16, had one final question for Andrew G., 17, the defendant in a recent case at the youth court in Colonie, N.Y.: "Didn't you know it was wrong?" Andrew nodded shyly, eyes averted. He knew that stealing a $4.97 Star Wars action figure from Wal-Mart was not only a petty crime but also a geeky one in the eyes of his high school peers, some of whom were serving on the jury...
...wondered aloud why a 17-year-old was still playing with action figures. The jury foreman then questioned whether Andrew should have confessed sooner to his parents. After all the jurors had their say, the group reached a consensus: 30 hours of community service and an apology letter to Wal-Mart. "By now he should be mature enough not to steal toys," McCann said. "I think this will help him resist the temptation...
...Haven Advocate, writes of the Westchester synagogue: “This temple, if not quite one of the bar mitzvah ‘factories’ that all rabbis accuse the other shul in town of being, was still a bit too mechanized. It was more Wal-Mart than family store, more state university than small college...