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...numbers were "consistent" with his understanding that the changes primarily affected subcontracted workers.Subcontracted janitors have been laid off at various sites throughout the University in recent months, drawing protests from union members, staff, and students. Harvard officials have defended the decisions by pointing to the projected 30 percent drop in the value of the University's endowment, and noting that compensation costs comprise roughly half of Harvard's operating budget.Gingo also said that while he did not have any personal interactions with the union in arranging the hours reductions, it was his understanding that management staff from each vendor?...
...charge its batteries when they get low during driving in the city. It's basically measuring the Volt's electric-only-mode (with some help) mileage capacity. If the Volt got out on the highway - where it's powered largely by gasoline - and traveled 200 miles, the m.p.g. would drop like a stone and most likely be more in line with other hybrids...
...clearly an innate basis for our moral sentiments. The youngest children have a great capacity for empathy and altruism. There's a recent study that shows even 14-month-olds will climb across a bunch of cushions and go across a room to give you a pen if you drop one. And we know babies imitate facial expressions and are sensitive to emotions; there seems to be a very strong connection with other people early on. It is a very hopeful finding. (Read "What Do Babies Know...
...news elsewhere across the 16 nations who use the euro was mixed, with overall activity declining by 0.1%. But even that was better than the 0.5% drop economists had expected, with Greece and Portugal joining France and Germany by posting gains of 0.3% each. Meanwhile, Italy's economy shrank by 0.5% and the Netherlands' dropped 0.9%, while Austria and Belgium both contracted by 0.4%. Previously, the U.K. - which does not belong to the euro zone - reported that its expected 0.5% second-quarter decline had in fact been...
...would be different if the money were just going to the endowment, but the fact that the money is going to go to financial aid I think justifies it." But Stilz cautioned that the financial contribution would only justify the deal if it were large: "$1 million is a drop in the bucket," he said...