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This latest announcement by Prime Minister Stephen Harper brings the total cost for Canada of restructuring GM to $9.5 billion, including $450 million in emergency funding already used by the car company, compared to $49.8 billion promised by the Obama Administration. In exchange Ottawa and the province of Ontario, where GM Canada has all its operations, receive a 12% stake in Detroit-based GM, representation on the new board and the promise to keep 16% of the struggling automaker's production in Canada as it restructures in coming months...
With demand far outstripping supply for therapists trained to treat sleep problems, online programs are "a very innovative and cost-effective way of looking at insomnia therapy," says Morin. There may be no single cure-all for sleeplessness, but such promising alternatives should help more night owls wake in the morning feeling refreshed...
...didn't win, it didn't release a film.) Pixar movies are not, however, the mammoth generators of box-office revenue that they used to be. The 2003 Finding Nemo earned $867 million worldwide - still tops for a Pixar feature - on a reported $94 million budget. WALL-E, which cost about twice as much to make, took in about 40% less. In worldwide ticket sales, the 1995 Toy Story, the studio's first feature, made more than 10 times its budget; WALL-E, about three times...
...Future cost projections are even more chilling, since money to meet those projections is dwindling fast. In 2007, GM and the union estimated that it would require an investment of $57 billion to provide future health care for GM's blue collar retirees, even after trimming some benefits. GM's VEBA is more than a little shy of that number. It had $14.4 billion in the middle of 2008, and now has only $9.4 billion in assets, which is beyond the reach of creditors but would barely last three years in the face of escalating health-care costs. Gettelfinger describes...
...senior season like this. But I think that we worked harder than the previous oh-so-talented teams.” The Crimson continued its ride of a season into the CSA tournament with a 5-4 win against Cornell. But two losses against Trinity and Rochester cost the team any form of a top-three medal. “Next year is going to be interesting,” Hrdy said. “I think the team has great leadership. Outside of that, I think kids are going to need to step up, especially with [team captain] Verdi...