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...second concerned payments to prevent firms from designing hardware around AMD chips: Intel paid PC makers to delay or scrap the launch of new computers containing their rival's products. "Intel limited consumer choice and stifled innovation by preventing innovative products for which there was a consumer demand from reaching end customers," the Commission said...
...money and economic activity has to stand on its own. For China and the U.S. the end of that support means very different things, but the are inextricable connected. China's stimulus package is aimed at driving business activity and consumer spending within the nation's borders. But, if demand for its exports does not return soon, the most critical aspect of its GDP growth will still be in an anemic state. Alternatively, in the U.S., the core of the stimulus effort is to drop taxes to improve consumer spending and give financial aid to projects that should help move...
...Farm fuels can sound like the ultimate win-win situation, reducing our dependence on carbon-intense fossil fuels while boosting demand for American farm products. And they're "renewable," which has become a kind of synonym for green. But years ago, researchers began raising concerns about the direct emissions created by the heavy machinery and petroleum-based fertilizers it takes to grow corn and other biofuel feedstocks, the energy-intensive plants that convert the crops into fuel and the trucks that transport the fuel to market. A slew of studies have concluded that when you include all these life-cycle...
...areas that experience strong seasonality in demand – such as offices serving students – new, reduced-schedule employment options are being explored and implemented. This change will better align staff hours with seasonal demands of support for students and faculty. Additionally, it will provide a more flexible work schedule, a request often voiced by employees who struggle with childcare issues in the summer months and school holiday periods...
Staffed food service at the SOCH’s Penthouse coffee bar will be discontinued for next academic year due to minimal use by students. The Penthouse self-service espresso machine will remain available if demand is sufficient, as well as snack and drink vending machines. The coffee bar space will be available for event programming, informal student use, or reservations for private events by student organizations...