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...first day of teaching, I suddenly had all these questions about whether I was giving up on my dream, and I started introducing myself on the first day of class and telling these ninth-graders that this wasn't my final stop, that I was just doing this to save up some money. It was ridiculous. And I started thinking: I don't mind this job. As a writer it was prime material, to hear how all these kids talked and to have had the experience of being there. But if I hadn't liked doing it, God it would...
...million jobs forecast has always been a mysterious subject. The language used in the original House stimulus bill indicated that the programs in the legislation would create or save 3 to 4 million jobs. The "save" part is an important distinction. (Read "25 People to Blame for the Financial Crisis...
NASCAR is also tethered to the U.S. auto industry, which has required a massive bailout to save it from destruction. The Detroit Three sponsor teams and races and offer engineering support for the drivers and their crews. General Motors and Ford are among NASCAR's biggest television advertisers. Even Toyota, which controversially entered stock-car racing two years ago, expects a nearly $3.9 billion full-year loss, its first since 1950. An auto failure would be catastrophic for the sport. "The uncertainty of it all is what keeps you up at night," says NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France...
...flock," says Steve Kalik, a team manager for Specialty Racing in NASCAR's second-tier Nationwide series. NASCAR also banned testing prior to Daytona and during the season, essentially R&D time for the cars at its sanctioned tracks for the 2009 season. France estimates the ban will save teams $30 million. (See pictures of custom big rigs...
...Still, analysts expect extraordinary efforts to save jobs will continue. Asians "can't be as ruthless as in the West," says Pawan Budhwar, a professor of international human resource management at Aston University in Birmingham. "People are more sensitive in making these kinds of cuts. They will explore other options." As the global recession deepens, that's the best workers in Asia can hope...