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Outsourcing, technology wash over
a time-honored handcraft
Los Angeles Times Jul 3, 07 2:43 PM CDT
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The era of hand-carved surfboards is ending, even in its birthplace of Southern California, as machines and cheap foreign labor take control of was once a thriving craft. Ten years ago, human hands shaped rigid foam to create 80% of American surfboards, but today that number is less than 20%. The LA Times visits one of the last surfboard artists.
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Ripping Hillary "dumb mistake"
Time Jun 19, 07 6:02 AM CDT
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Barack Obama has apologized for a campaign memo that vilified Hillary Clinton for her financial ties to India and her campaign efforts among Indian Americans. Particularly offensive was a reference to Clinton's affiliation as "(D-Punjab)"; aimed to link her to the sore subject of outsourcing. Obama called it a "dumb mistake," Time reports.
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Hershey to shutter Calif. operation, cut thousands of jobs
Los Angeles Times May 31, 07 2:57 PM CDT
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In a "global supply-chain transformation," Hershey will slash its domestic workforce and build a plant in Mexico. The chocolate giant projects savings of tens of millions of dollars a year, but the numbers don't mean much in Oakdale, Calif., where 575 employees will be our of their jobs by year's end. The LA Times pays a visit.
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Billions a year spent on private intel contracts—but where's the money going?
Salon May 31, 07 8:00 AM CDT
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Since 9/11, the US government has been upping spending on private intelligence contractors, doling out cash that is often classified and impossible to trace, Salon reports. 70% of all classified intelligence spending goes into private hands, making waste and corruption serious concerns.
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Foreign companies use 30% of H1B visas to
train workers in US
BusinessWeek May 15, 07 11:51 AM CDT
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H1B visas—intended to bring high-skilled foreign workers to the U.S.—may in fact helping foreign companies to train their workers, two senators argue. Data released by Republicans Dick Durbin and Chuck Grassley indicate that nine Indian outsourcing firms use up 30% of the H1B visas granted each year, more than experts had realized previously.
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