Plano woman works on human terrain team – Houston Chronicle

Plano woman works on human terrain team
Houston Chronicle, United States
And they've described how high prices for fuel and food, drought, animal diseases and other economic catastrophes have forced young Afghan men to leave the country in search of work — or to join the insurgency for the money. "Why is there increasing
1 man’s odyssey from campus to combat ArmyTimes.com
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Even Pro Bono Work Requires Doing Your Homework First – New York Times

Even Pro Bono Work Requires Doing Your Homework First
New York Times, United States
By ALINA TUGEND ONE common piece of advice given to the newly laid off is to seek volunteer work until a paid job comes along. Rebeca Holloway volunteered at a hospital in Indianapolis. “They had big plans for me, but it didn’t work out,” she said.

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Colo.: Advanced Energy Industries cuts work force – MSNBC

Colo.: Advanced Energy Industries cuts work force
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The company said in a written release the cost-saving steps include an additional 5 percent pay cut for managers and executive officers, who previously took a 10 percent cut. It says the layoffs amount to 22 percent of its work force.

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Weary of Looking for Work, Some Create Their Own – New York Times


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Weary of Looking for Work, Some Create Their Own
New York Times, United States
For months he sought new work. Then, frustrated with the hunt, he turned to jellyfish. Can new businesses get a running start in a recession? Ryan Kuder, who was laid off by Yahoo, has started a company called Koombea that designs and builds Web sites

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Students' work ready for prime time – MSNBC

Students' work ready for prime time
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By mzimmaro@phillyBurbs.com Levittown – PALMYRA – A group of students from the Burlington County Institute of Technology will be starring in a different kind of reality show. Twenty-two students from the school's Medford campus joined teacher John

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Locals want more New Orleans levee dump truck work – Forbes

Locals want more New Orleans levee dump truck work
Forbes, NY
AP , 03.14.09, 03:06 PM EDT Dump truck drivers from the New Orleans area say they don't get enough of the levee work in and around the citiy. They planned a rally Saturday to demand the Army Corps of Engineers see to it that more of the levee work

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Opera Stars Revive a Neglected Work – New York Times

Opera Stars Revive a Neglected Work
New York Times, United States
By VIVIEN SCHWEITZER Kurt Weill’s operetta “The Firebrand of Florence” was doomed by an inadequate cast and a lackluster staging when it opened on Broadway in March 1945. It closed a month later and (except for a few songs) was neglected until a decade

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Sunoco Plans to Reduce Its Work Force by 20% – New York Times


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Sunoco Plans to Reduce Its Work Force by 20%
New York Times, United States
By REUTERS The oil refiner Sunoco said it would cut 750 jobs, about 20 percent of its work force, to reduce costs in the face of weak demand for gasoline and diesel fuel. Sunoco, based in Philadelphia, hopes to slash costs by more than $300 million
Sunoco To Cut 750 Jobs, 20 Percent Of Work Force ThePittsburghChannel.com
Sunoco to cut 750 salaried jobs Forbes
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Keeping Canadians Working: New Improvements to Work-Sharing Program – MSNBC

Keeping Canadians Working: New Improvements to Work-Sharing Program
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Included in the CSTS are improvements to the Work-Sharing Program. Work-Sharing is an Employment Insurance (EI) program that assists businesses experiencing a temporary slowdown caused by factors beyond their control. It is designed to avoid layoffs by

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Rep. Maxine Waters defends her work for minority-owned banks – Los Angeles Times


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Rep. Maxine Waters defends her work for minority-owned banks
Los Angeles Times, CA
Waters, an outspoken legislator who has held elective office in Sacramento or Washington for more than three decades, said her efforts were consistent with her longtime work to promote opportunity for minority-owned businesses and lending in
Congresswoman's bank work irks officials The Associated Press
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