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...Wolfgang Streeck, an industrial relations expert at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, says U.S. executives shouldn't be frightened by works councils. "American companies are, contrary to popular belief, fatter than German firms and have more hierarchical levels," he says. "In the U.S., the enforcement of workplace regulations is handled by personnel departments, and when that doesn't work, you end up in court. Germany's lower instance of grievances translates into cost savings...
...Challenge Trail. Stop to hear gorgeous spellbinder Nicole Barre spin an Indian fable, How the Rabbit Stole the Sun, in the Ahwahnee Camp Circle. Catch the charming film snippets of Rosie O'Donnell and Colin Mochrie in the Boudin Bakery pavilion. Wander through Paradise Pier, where you will find Wolfgang Puck's to-diet-for seafood restaurant, Avalon Cove. Are you listening to the perky sound of a carousel calliope? Hold on--it's playing Warm California...
...trend is clearly toward shifting even more of the financial burden to them. So California Adventure offers more brand names than Macy's: the Golden Vine Winery and tasting room sponsored by Robert Mondavi, a sourdough breadmaking factory from Boudin Bakery and the Avalon Cove restaurant of celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck, to name...
...Like Kerstin's father, Gerald L?sser, and brother Wolfgang, German officials urge a quick but fair resolution. As one official in Dar es Salaam put it: "Germans who live in this country are under the jurisdiction of Tanzanian law. But she's being held in detention with no evidence to support a case. It's against her human rights...
...AUSTRIA No Meltdown - Yet Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel's coalition government weathered its worst crisis since taking office when 15% of voters signed a petition calling for the shutdown of a nuclear power plant in neighboring Czech Republic. The petition, which was organized by Jörg Haider's Freedom Party, demanded that Prague close the plant or risk an Austrian veto on its application to join the E.U. Although the Freedom Party's pro-E.U. partners opposed the vote, they agreed to renew discussions with Prague on the safety of the Temelin plant across Austria's eastern...