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...This database represents an unprecedented foray of the government into direct marketing techniques previously only performed by the private sector,” the groups wrote in their comments. “These techniques simply are not compatible with the Privacy...
Don’t misunderstand me—the employees of the Bank all knowingly make significantly less than their skills would garner in the private sector. But that sacrifice is supplanted with additional assets that lure these economists, lawyers, and administrators into the institution. In thanks for the living the life of the starving intellectual after they leave work, the employees of the bank are surrounded by opulence and given many perks, including a more relaxed schedule than banking usually requires...
...nail," said Ian McDonald, chief executive of the Sugar Association of the Caribbean. The Commission's proposal must still be approved by E.U. governments, but Fischer Boel insisted there's no alternative. Any failure to act, she said, "would mean a slow and painful death for the European sugar sector." One consolation: European confectionery and biscuitmakers say the new prices will make them more competitive. How sweet it is. - By Peter Gumbel Getting Posh In Prague Thanks to the likes of Easyjet and Sky Europe, the flow of budget-conscious tourists into Central and Eastern Europe is becoming a flood...
...SUFFERING THE MOST? If you look at the living conditions in the barracks and tents, those who suffer most are women and children. Sanitation needs such as bathrooms and toilets-there aren't enough. But when it comes to the work sector, it's farmers and fishermen...
Your story on Navy Surgeon Commander Donal Billig [MEDICINE, March 3] focuses attention on "widespread deficiencies in the nation's military health care system." There is a more insidious problem: physicians will not pass judgment on colleagues. Billig was fired from two private-sector positions before he went to Bethesda. But he could have found another job in a private hospital and still be practicing. The lesson to be learned from this episode reflects not just on the military but on the entire medical community. Joyce Gelfond, M.D. San Antonio...