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...workers at GM plants across Europe are in the dark over what the plans mean for them in the future. Opel employs around 26,000 workers in Germany, almost half of GM Europe's total workforce of 55,000. With Germany in the driving seat during the negotiations, politicians and trade unions in other European countries are concerned the new investor Magna, along with its Russian partners, will protect German jobs at the expense of other jobs. "There are going to be more tough negotiations with GM Europe and Magna," says Klaus Franz, the head of Opel's works council...
...millions of Americans, wouldn’t that be awesome?’ Thanks, Yale, thanks a lot. Basically, Yale has taken a big dookie all over themselves with everything they do, and I’m sure glad that I never have to see them again. I mean, geez Louise, just do it in a bathroom and not on your chests. That’s disgusting. You should know better. The end. —Staff writer Walter E. Howell can be reached at wehowell@fas.harvard.edu...
...completely different mood. “It was our first Ivy League game, and we lost it,” junior Christina Hagner said. “After that game, we got together because people’s heads were down, worrying, ‘What does this mean for the season?’” Seven wins and one tie later, the Crimson’s worries had disappeared. Playing against Columbia in the season finale on Nov. 8, junior defenseman Lizzy Nichols scored on a penalty kick with nine seconds left on the clock in double...
...Since I'm one of those people who are not happy unless they are not happy, it's comforting to know that mental health doesn't always mean being happy. If it did, nobody would qualify." - when asked "What I've Learned" (Esquire...
...will for the first time allow all rail operators to compete with one another for passengers on international routes. The change, which comes four years after similar moves in the freight sector, is designed to open up routes that currently are controlled by state monopolies. For travelers, deregulation will mean lower prices, faster trains and greater convenience - for example, passengers now are usually forced to change to trains run by the incumbent state-owned operator when they cross into another country. Under the new rules, railroads will be able to operate seamlessly across borders and even pick up new passengers...