Word: offsets
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...unemployment slice. Many of the new jobs went to people not traditionally in the job-seeking pool. The trend was toward more part-time work and fewer permanent, full-time jobs, and most of the new jobs were in the service sector. Those service sector gains more than offset the job losses in manufacturing, farming and construction. Faced with the threat of job losses, unions have also recently agreed to contracts with lower unit labor costs for employers. "The rising jobs figures suggest that firms will hire staff if labor costs fall," says Michael Feil of the Institute of Labor...
Unfortunately for the Seneca, as a non-recognized, discriminatory student organization it cannot be guaranteed use of classroom facilities for the panel or granted UC dollars. So the Seneca asked the UC for a $1500 grant to help offset the cost of holding the event in the Faculty Club, which is the only venue the Seneca was able to reserve for this Saturday. The Finance Committee (FiCom) of the UC recommended two days ago to grant the event a $1000 stipend, on the condition that the Seneca drop its claims as a “host?...
While welcome, we hope that Friday’s pub night does not signal the end of serious efforts to make Loker more usable and student-friendly. Eventually, we hope to see the permanent establishment of a student-run pub in Loker. Such a pub would help to offset the serious void created by the continuing lack of a student center, and would go far towards making Harvard’s undergraduate experience more enjoyable and cohesive...
...Pedro’s heartfelt, quasi-religious songs poignantly offset the delicate tones of the headliner. Lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter David Bazan—the indie-rock manifestation of the Protestant work ethic—mixed his earnest singer-songwriter-esque songs with good-humored crowd banter. Pedro’s fans seemed much more devout than Low’s, as Bazan responded to their loud song requests with wry comments and polite refusals. Perhaps a bit more overtly religious than Low’s, Bazan’s lyrics seemed to take a backseat to the instrumental...
...lucrative digital products and services. The company, based in Rochester, N.Y., lost $12 million in the last quarter of 2004, but that was largely because of restructuring costs. Meanwhile, its revenues actually climbed 3%, to $3.8 billion, in that period--the 16% decline in Kodak's traditional film business offset by a 40% surge from its digital sales and services. Yet there remain ample reasons for doubt. For one thing, Carp has promised a pretty picture: $16 billion in revenues by 2006, up from $13.5 billion last year, with more than half of that coming from its digital endeavors...