Word: contract
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...Japan contract at 5% this year, China's economy is very likely to shrink faster. It will be faced with a sharp drop in what it makes and exports. More importantly, large numbers of Chinese are leaving the huge new industrial cities and going back to rural regions where they can at least find work growing their own food. What is more than a trickle now could become a flood. Those who have gone back to non-industrialized sections of the country will not be net consumers...
...about finding the best talent at Harvard?’ We decided a Battle of the Bands would be best.”Veritas quickly publicized the Battle, and approximately 50 demos were submitted to the label for consideration. Nine bands were selected to compete for yearlong contracts with Veritas.The bands performed at the Queen’s Head on Nov. 7, and four groups emerged victorious to sign with Veritas: Shy October, The Ben Kultgen Band, Elephantom, and Start, Go!THE BANDSThe bands exhibit diversity in age and musical style. The one thread that links them...
...With six European countries reporting a complete shutoff of Russian gas--which is funneled through Ukraine--the E.U. demands that talks resume. Russia and Ukraine blame each other for the lack of gas. The contract details are secret, though, making facts difficult to confirm
...Student-athletes are not paid; they are not vying for a contract extension or to increase their market price as a free agent. Many, as the NCAA likes to say, will turn pro “in something other than sports.” When a human being puts him or herself through the crucible that a sport can be, subjects him or herself to the mental and physical discipline and sacrifice, and puts his or her body on the line without a paycheck in sight, something deeper is at work. When I was growing up, we called this...
...accelerating a trend: before they began, there were already 100,000 fewer postal workers than there were about seven years ago, with automated sorting technology picking up much of the slack. Meanwhile, part-time employees will be limited to working fewer hours, temp hiring will be cut back, and contract employees may be eliminated altogether...