Just over half of employers said they expect to offer jobs to more college graduates this year than last. But the sign of job growth do not look so good for liberal arts graduates. Not only that, starting pay for graduates with a liberal arts degree is up just 1%.Before we go -- we told you last month that the … … was for sale. This week … …of Germany announced a deal for its struggling American division. … capital management, a private equity company in New York, will buy an 80% share. The deal is valued at almost seven and one-half billion dollars.
… will have to pay about 650 million dollars to complete the deal. And it will continue to hold 20% of … But it will no longer be responsible for … retirement and health care plans. Their cost is estimated at around 18 billion dollars. Labor unions are being told there are no plans for major job cuts beyond the 13000 that … announced in February.



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Just over half of employers said they expect to offer jobs to more college graduates this year than last. But the signs of job growth do not look so good for liberal arts graduates. Not only that, starting pay for graduates with a liberal arts degree is up just 1%.

Before we go -- we told you last month that the carmaker Chrysler was for sale. This week DaimlerChrysler of Germany announced a deal for its struggling American division. Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity company in New York, will buy an 80% share. The deal is valued at almost seven and one-half billion dollars.

Daimler will have to pay about 650 million dollars to complete the deal. And it will continue to hold 20% of Chrysler. But it will no longer be responsible for Chrysler's retirement and health care plans. Their cost is estimated at around 18 billion dollars.

Labor unions are being told there are no plans for major job cuts beyond the 13000 that Chrysler announced in February

Employers in the United States expect to hire almost 20% more college graduates this year than last year. So says the national association of colleges and employers. The group says employers are most interested in students with business, … and computer related training. There is also great demand for business graduates with a master of business administration or other advance degree. Employers say they plan to increase hiring of MBA graduates by 18%. Increases in starting pay are also a sign of the demand for business and technical majors. The average pay offer to newly hired marketing graduate is reported up by more than 10% over last year. The increase is almost 8% for graduate in business administration.
The job market for college graduates has grown stronger and stronger since demand reached a low point in 2002. The unemployment rate for all workers is four and a half percent. But people with a bachelor's degree have a jobless rate under 2%.



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Employers in the United States expect to hire almost 20% more college graduates this year than last year. So says the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

The group says employers are most interested in students with business, engineering and computer-related training. There is also great demand for business graduates with a master's of business administration or other advanced degree. Employers say they plan to increase hiring of M.B.A. graduates by 18%.

Increases in starting pay are also a sign of the demand for business and technical majors. The average pay offer to newly hired marketing graduates is reported up by more than 10% over last year. The increase is almost 8% for graduates in business administration.

The job market for college graduates has grown stronger and stronger since demand reached a low point in 2002. The unemployment rate for all workers is four and a half percent. But people with a bachelor's degree have a jobless rate under 2%.

In the past year, students at Gallaudet protected over the administration's choice of a new president for the university. The protests resulted in the choice of a different president who is more popular with the students;......He is a former chief executive officer of the national technical institute for the deaf. This technical college is in ..., New York. It is one of 8 colleges in the ... Institute of Technology. More than 1000 students attend the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. About 100 of them are international students. They come from Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. The cost is about 28000 dollars a year for an international undergraduate student. Foreign graduate students pay about 20000 dollars. Both undergraduate and graduate students can receive limited financial aids. They can also take part in the student employment program. This program makes it possible for students to work at the school.


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In the past year, students at Gallaudet protested over the administration's choice of a new president for the university. The protests resulted in the choice of a different president who is more popular with the students, Robert Davila.

He is a former chief executive officer of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. This technical college is in Rochester, New York. It is one of 8 colleges in the Rochester Institute of Technology.

More than 1000 students attend the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. About 100 of them are international students. They come from Africa, Asia, Europe and South America. The cost is about 28000 dollars a year for an international undergraduate student. Foreign graduate students pay about 20000 dollars.

Both undergraduate and graduate students can receive limited financial aid. They can also take part in the student employment program. This program makes it possible for students to work at the school. But one solution could come from the ants themselves, in the form of a virus that some of them carry. This virus may someday help control the population. Scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture began to work with the virus about 5 years ago. The researchers observed 168 nests of imported fire ants in Florida. They found the virus in almost one fourth of them. The researchers found that the virus affected every part of fire ant development, including the eggs. The affected colonies died in about 3 months. Now, government researchers want to work with a private company to produce large amounts of the virus. It could then be used as a ...control. Other natural ways to fight the fire ants are also possible. One is the South American...fly. It lays it’s eggs on fire ants. When the eggs break open, the young ... eat the brains of the ants. But researchers do not know how well the ...would do in North America.


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But one solution could come from the ants themselves, in the form of a virus that some of them carry. This virus may someday help control the population.

Scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture began to work with the virus about 5 years ago. The researchers observed 168 nests of imported fire ants in Florida. They found the virus in almost one-fourth of them. The researchers found that the virus affected every part of fire-ant development, including the eggs. The affected colonies died in about 3 months.

Now, government researchers want to work with a private company to produce large amounts of the virus. It could then be used as a biological control.

Other natural ways to fight the fire ants are also possible. One is the South American phorid fly. It lays its eggs on fire ants. When the eggs break open, the young flies eat the brains of the ants. But researchers do not know how well the flies would do in North America.
We are going to talk again this week about higher education for disabled students who want to study in the United States. As we noted last time, the National Federation of the Blind says there are no special colleges or universities for blind students. But there are for deaf students. One of them is... University in Washington, D.C... says it is the world's only liberal arts university where everything is designed for deaf or hard  of hearing students. About 2000 students attend ... The cost for international students is about thirty three thousand dollars a year. Financial aid is available in the form of scholarships, but only after the first year of studies. Most scholarship aid goes to students in financial need who do well in their first year. One scholarship for international students is for deaf students from developing countries. Another is just for students from ChinaThe university also offers an English Language Institute. But... says this program does not guarantee acceptance to the university.


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We are going to talk again this week about higher education for disabled students who want to study in the United States. As we noted last time, the National Federation of the Blind says there are no special colleges or universities for blind students.

But there are for deaf students. One of them is Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. Gallaudet says it is the world's only liberal arts university where everything is designed for deaf or hard-of-hearing students. About 2000 students attend Gallaudet. The cost for international students is about thirty-three thousand dollars a year.

Financial aid is available in the form of scholarships, but only after the first year of studies. Most scholarship aid goes to students in financial need who do well in their first year. One scholarship for international students is for deaf students from developing countries. Another is just for students from China.

The university also offers an English Language Institute. But Gallaudet says this program does not guarantee acceptance to the university.
Farmers in parts of the United States have struggled for years with an invasion of red imported fire ants from Brazil. These insects do major damage, unlike native kinds of fire ants. Each year they cause an estimated 6 billion dollars worth of damage in the United States. More than 1 billion dollars of that is just in..... The ants are thought to have arrived in the southern state of .... in the 1920s or 30s. Since then they have spread northward and all the way to the West Coast. They ruin crops, damage soil and get into animal feed. They also damage electrical equipment and machinery. Not only that, they injure animals and workers. So farmers have to deal with medical costs and lost labor. Fire ants get their name because when they ...., they inject poison into the skin that causes a feeling of intense.... .Some people suffer life-threatening reactions. Colonies of red imported fire ants can be found in cities as well as farming areas. They can go deep underground to survive periods of little or no rain. They have no native..., no creatures that like to feed on them.


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Farmers in parts of the United States have struggled for years with an invasion of red imported fire ants from Brazil. These insects do major damage, unlike native kinds of fire ants. Each year they cause an estimated six billion dollars worth of damage in the United States. More than one billion dollars of that is just in Texas.

The ants are thought to have arrived in the southern state of Alabama in the 1920s or 30s. Since then they have spread northward and all the way to the West Coast. They ruin crops, damage soil and get into animal feed. They also damage electrical equipment and machinery. Not only that, they injure animals and workers. So farmers have to deal with medical costs and lost labor.

Fire ants get their name because when they sting, they inject poison into the skin that causes a feeling of intense burning. Some people suffer life-threatening reactions.

Colonies of red imported fire ants can be found in cities as well as farming areas. They can go deep underground to survive periods of little or no rain. They have no native predators, no creatures that like to feed on them.

GlobalGiving and about 40 other nongovernmental organizations help identify social leaders or small local groups. After the projects are approved, Miz Ochi says a description is added to the GlobalGiving Web site. Donors can give any amount of money to a project using different methods of payment. These include credit card, the … system or a stock transfer. All donations are fully tax deductable. GlobalGiving also works with large companies and private foundations that support socially responsible giving. Miz Ochi says about 90% of all donations to GlobalGiving go directly to the project selected by the donor. The organization uses 10% for operating expenses. GlobalGiving urges its project leaders to provide progress reports every few months about how donor money is spent. Joan Ochi says GlobalGiving hopes to double its donations every year. However, this is difficult because so many organizations are collecting money for important causes. Still, she says GlobalGiving is a way for small solutions to have a big influence in the developing world.


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GlobalGiving and about 40 other non-governmental organizations help identify social leaders or small local groups. After the projects are approved, Miz Ochi says a description is added to the GlobalGiving Web site. Donors can give any amount of money to a project using different methods of payment. These include credit card, the PayPal system or a stock transfer. All donations are fully tax-deductible. GlobalGiving also works with large companies and private foundations that support socially responsible giving.

Miz Ochi says about 90% of all donations to GlobalGiving go directly to the project selected by the donor. The organization uses 10% for operating expenses. GlobalGiving urges its project leaders to provide progress reports every few months about how donor money is spent.

Joan Ochi says GlobalGiving hopes to double its donations every year. However, this is difficult because so many organizations are collecting money for important causes. Still, she says GlobalGiving is a way for small solutions to have a big influence in the developing world.

A little money can go a long way, especially in the developing world. This is one of the main believes of the non-profit group GlobalGiving. 2 former top officials at the World Bank launched GlobalGiving 7 years ago. Mark … and … … wanted to connect personal donors to projects in mostly poor countries using the Internet. So far, the group has raised over 5 million dollars, mostly through its Web site, globalgiving.com. The money has paid for or helped finance about 700 projects around the world. John … is a spokeswoman for the Washington D.C.-based organization. She says donors can search the GlobalGiving Web site to find projects that interest them. Right now, for example, donors can give to a program called “Reach the Unreached.Delivering Care in Africa. This project provides nurses in … with motorcycles and safety equipment. … … says the nurses can now provide better care and health services to more people, especially in rural areas.



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 A little money can go a long way, especially in the developing world. This is one of the main beliefs of the non-profit group GlobalGiving. 2 former top officials at the World Bank launched GlobalGiving 7 years ago. Mark Kuraishi and Dennis Whittle wanted to connect personal donors to projects in mostly poor countries using the Internet.

So far, the group has raised over 5 million dollars, mostly through its Web site, globalgiving.com. The money has paid for or helped finance about 700 projects around the world.

Joan Ochi is a spokeswoman for the Washington D.C.-based organization. She says donors can search the GlobalGiving Web site to find projects that interest them. Right now, for example, donors can give to a program called “Reach the Unreached…Delivering Care in Africa.” This project provides nurses in Zimbabwe with motorcycles and safety equipment. Miz Ochi says the nurses can now provide better care and health services to more people, especially in rural areas.

One of the real-world situations that she has studied is government auctions. Auctions can be used to sell something like the right to cut down trees on public forest lands. Or they can be used to buy something that a government agency needs, like computers. In both cases, bidders compete against one another to win the auction.
For 5 years, Susan Athey worked with the British … ministry of Forests in Canada to design a system for … auctions. That system has helped the Canadians collect over one billion dollars. It has also helped ease a trade dispute. The United States accused Canada of providing unfair support to its… industry.Professor Athey has also studied how bidders in an auction can suppress competition. One pays the others to offer losing bids. This, of course, defeats the purpose of an auction. Susan Athey showed that requiring businesses to make secret bids could increase competition.The John Bates Clark Medal has been given every 2 years since 1947, except for 1953. That year no prize was awarded. Among 30 winners of the medal, eleven have won the Nobel prize in economics. 


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One of the real-world situations that she has studied is government auctions. Auctions can be used to sell something like the right to cut down trees on public forest lands. Or they can be used to buy something that a government agency needs, like computers. In both cases, bidders compete against one another to win the auction.

For 5 years, Susan Athey worked with the British Columbia Ministry of Forests in Canada to design a system for timber auctions. That system has helped the Canadians collect over one billion dollars. It has also helped ease a trade dispute. The United States accused Canada of providing unfair support to its timber industry.

Professor Athey has also studied how bidders in an auction can suppress competition. One pays the others to offer losing bids. This, of course, defeats the purpose of an auction. Susan Athey showed that requiring businesses to make secret bids could increase competition.

The John Bates Clark Medal has been given every 2 years since 1947, except for nineteen 53. That year no prize was awarded. Among 30 winners of the medal, eleven have won the Nobel prize in economics

Susan …, an economics professor at HarvardUniversity, has won the John … medal. The American Economics Association awards the … medal to the most promising economists. And it may be even harder to win than a Nobel Prize in economics. The … medal is given every two years. And the winner has to be under the age of forty. Susan … is 36 years old and the first woman to win the … medal in it’s 60 year history. No woman has yet won the Nobel economics prize which has been awarded since 1969.Professor … came to Harvard in … last year. Before that she was at …University in California for 5 years. And before that she taught at the… Institute of Technology for 6 years.
Past winners received the … medal for a single area of research. But Susan … was honored for her work across several areas of economics. Her work has dealt with both applied theory and … studies. In other words, it has dealt both with the complex methods that help economists do their jobs and with economic problems in the real world.


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Susan Athey, an economics professor at Harvard University, has won the John Bates Clark Medal. The American Economics Association awards the Clark Medal to the most promising economists. And it may be even harder to win than a Nobel Prize in economics. The Clark Medal is given every two years. And the winner has to be under the age of forty.

Susan Athey is 36 years old and the first woman to win the Clark Medal in its 60 year history. No woman has yet won the Nobel economics prize which has been awarded since 1969.

Professor Athey came to Harvard in Massachusetts last year. Before that she was at Stanford University in California for 5 years. And before that she taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for 6 years.

Past winners received the Clark Medal for a single area of research. But Susan Athey was honored for her work across several areas of economics. Her work has dealt with both applied theory and empirical studies. In other words, it has dealt both with the complex methods that help economists do their jobs and with economic problems in the real world.