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...traders, the economic downturn may come as a particularly deep shock; because most of them are young, they have never faced unemployment or recession. For their entire professional lives, their abilities have been so in demand that many have been repeatedly headhunted, giving them a sense of invulnerability. Now, Morgan says, "They're living in a world that they didn't think existed." On top of that, traders tend to be single-skilled with limited academic backgrounds, Morgan says, meaning they will need further training in order to find other jobs...
...hungry in recent years. Reducing energy consumption does a lot for carbon emissions - but even more for the balance sheets of IT companies. "The total cost of powering a server over its lifetime is beginning to outpace the cost of the computer itself," says Arbogast. "Customers are going to demand innovation on this - for the environment and for efficiency...
...motels in the state jumped from 17 last September to 588 at the beginning of this month. Beginning in 1999, the state’s Department of Transitional Assistance has placed families without homes in motels. The program was phased out in 2004 but reinstated in 2007 as demand for shelters exceeded supply due to the nationwide economic downturn. The Council’s consideration of homelessness follows an effort by Mass. Governor Deval Patrick to end family homelessness and cut the state’s costs by using a preventive approach. But councillors said they thought the problem would...
...last night’s meeting about the program’s environmental impact and whether students even prefer reading a physical newspaper to the internet. Maghran said at the meeting that USA Today would recycle extra newspapers and adjust the number of copies provided to meet student demand. She said that paper newspapers remain important in encouraging reading. “People who physically read newspapers read a lot more than online,” she said. “The internet complements the physical newspaper.” Maghran said that USA Today would also handle delivery, signs...
...Many of us are being forced to sideline our compassion and demand that payments for all expenses be paid up front," says Dominic Maguire, spokesman for the NAFD and a funeral director in Glasgow. "It's simple: if [welfare payments] are delayed, you will see a growing number of bodies waiting weeks, if not months to be buried...