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1/7Lead-inInBritain,peopletendtomakejokesaboutsomejobsorprofessions,ortoholdstereotypedviewsofthem.Forexample,sailorsaresupposedtohaveawifeineveryport,universityprofessorsareoftenseenasabsent-mindedorforgetful.therearealotofdirtyjokesaboutsalesrepresentativesandtheyaregenerallyregardedasnotparticularlydependableotherjobsmaybewell-paidorveryresponsible,butthegeneralpublicthinktheyarefunnyorratherboring.Forinstance,inmostotherEuropeancountriestobeanengineeristobesomebody.Funnilyenough,inBritainengineersarethoughtofasgloomyratherthancheerfulasresultofpeople'signoranceoftheimportanceofengineersinsociety,,,,,,,,Themanandthewomanintheplayweretourists)TheirnameswereSidneyandEthelShakespearewrotealotofplaysThewomanthoughtthathewrotethemonatypewriter,ThemansaidthatShakespeareusedatape-recorder,andimaginedhimwithamicrophone,inhishand.ThemansaidthatShakespearewastoobusytowatchtelevision,becausehewenttothetheatreeverynight.TheythoughttheothermanwasShakespearesgrandchild.Theytoldhimhewasluckytoliveinafamoushouse.),,,,,,,theatreevery,Copyrightistheexclusivelegalright,giventotheoriginatorortheirassigneeforafixednumberofyears,toprint,publish,perform,film,orrecordliterary,musical,orartisticmaterial,andtoauthorize)otherstodothesame.AfederaljudgesrulinginNewYorkWednesdaythatInternetmusicdistributormustpayupto$250milliontoUniversalMusicGroupforcopyrightinfringementshas(S5.raised)questionsnotjustaboutthefutureofMP3.com,butalsogenerallythefuturefordownloading)music,moviesandotherproductsfromtheInternet.U.S.DistrictJudgeJedsaidMP3.comwillfullyviolatedcopyrightsandorderedittopay$25000)perUniversalCD.AnexactnumberofCDsandtotaldamageswillbedeterminedataNovemberhearing.MP3.comvowedtoappeal.Webelievethateveryoneshouldhavetherighttolistentothemusictheypurchase,evenifitsontheInternet.saidMP3.comCEOMichaelRobertson.,,,,,,,)2/7,2.5,(S5)MP3.com,),JedMP3.com,25000)CDCDs11MP3.com,,MP3.comEnglishisbecomingtheworld'slanguageofthe21stCenturyandthisisnotimetodiscourageU.S.residentsorimmigrantsfromlearningEnglish.Englishisnowthesecondmostwidelyspokenlanguageintheworld,withonlyChinesedialectsspokenbymorepeople.Englishisoverwhelmingly,thesecondlanguageofchoice,fornon-English-speakingpeople.EnglishistheofficiallanguageoftheEuropeanCentralBankandtheworkinglanguageoftheAsiantradegroupASEAN.InmultilingualcontinentalEurope,afiercebattleoverlanguagepopularityappearstobeendingwithEnglishemergingasthestandard)forthe21stcentury.TheGermanshavegivenuptryingtopersuademoreBritishpeopletolearntheirlanguageand,instead,arenowpromotingEnglishasthelanguageofthe21stcenturyGermany'sleadingnewspaperproducesaneight-pageEnglisheditionanddeclaresthatEnglishisgoingtobethelinguafrancaofthenewcentury.Switzerlandhasthreeofficiallanguages,German,French,andItalian,plusafourthlanguagespokeninonecanton,Romansh.ButSwitzerlandrecentlyadoptedEnglishtobetaughtasthesecondlanguageofchoiceratherthanoneofitsofficiallanguages.21,,,,21),,21centuryGermany,,,,,,Japanesecompanieshavestartedtorefinetheirethicsprogramsandinternalcontrolstructures.Some55%ofthemhaveestablishedacorporatecodeofconduct,ethicsguidelines,compliancemanualsandothersuchdocuments,37%haveadepartmentordivisiondedicatedtoethicsandcomplianceissues,and43%periodicallyholdethics-relatedtrainingprogramstargetingemployees.AgrowingnumberofJapanesebusinesseshavetakenstepstoreinforceoversightfunctions,forexamplebyengagingindependentoutsidedirectors.In1997,SonyCorporationtooktheinitiativeofcuttingitsexecutiveboardfrom38to10directorswhileintroducingthenewpostofexecutiveofficers.OthercompaniesincludingOmronandKobeSteelfollowedsuit,andby2000about240businesseshadreportedlymadesimilar3/7structuralreforms.Evenso,theimageofcompaniesportrayedbythemarketandthegeneralpublicremainsfarfromethical.Forexample,inasurveyofstudents'viewsoftheJapanesebusinesscommunity,conductedinautumn2000,68%oftherespondentsagreedthatHonestcompaniesarenotrewardedwhiledishonestcompaniesaremakingprofits;63%believedthatThereishardlyanyinformationastowhichcompaniesarehonest,;84%believedthatPenaltiesagainstscandalsaretoolenient;and62%agreedthatmanycompaniesbelieveit'sworthengaginginunlawfulpractices.Ifthisisthenewgeneration'sperceptionofreality,itmeansthatJapanesecompanieshavelittleincentivetotackleethicalandcomplianceissuesinternally.Certainly,companieswhosebusinessperformancehasdeterioratedasaresultofscandalshavemadegreatereffortstodealwithethicalandcomplianceissues.Butsucheffortsarenotlong-lastingifacompanyfearstheywillreduceitscompetitiveness.55%,,,37%,43%ethics-related,1997,initiativeof3810,,2000240structuralreforms,,,2000,68%;63%,,,;84%,;62%,,Areyoufeelingreallysad,tired,andworriedmostofthetime?Arethesefeelingslastingmorethanafewdays?Ifyes,youmayhavedepression.Depressionisaseriousmedicalillnessthatinvolvesthebrain.Youmaywanttoknowwhyyoufeeldepressed.Theremaybeseveralcauses.Depressionmayhappenbecauseofchangesinyourbrain.Depressionrunsinsomefamilies.Thismeansthatsomeoneinyourfamilysuchasagrandparent,parent,aunt,uncle,cousin,sisterorbrothermayhavedepression.Sometimespai