Kurt Biedenkopf, king of Saxony

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Kurt Biedenkopf is the Christian Democrat premier in Saxony, Germany, and the party obtained 57% of the vote on elections on Sep 19, 1999. He has been a maverick, with some ideas that were ahead of their time, such as his stress on the need for welfare reform in order to strengthen the German economy. He has carried out a number of reforms in Saxony, such as the sale of state assets, and has attracted investment to the state. There is still an unemployment rate of over 17% in Saxony, and pensions and wages are lower than those of western Germany, but he has been backed by voters, as is shown in the Sep 1999 elections.

Officials and employees, Political aspects, Christian Democratic Union (Germany), Saxony, Germany

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Magic carpets

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The US-based rug maker Durkan has licensed a new British method of carpet dyeing called drop on demand jet printing (DODJET). DODJET systems will cost more than screen printing systems to install, but will save costs over the long term.

Innovations, Rugs and carpets, Carpets, Rug and carpet industry

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