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Laid Off Workers
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More companies are cutting back on severance pay and benefits. But workers are fighting back
Nokia Agrees Terms for German Plant Closure
Finnish mobile phone company Nokia said it has reached a 200-million-euro
severance agreement ($314 million) with employees at its Bochum plant,
which is due to be closed in June.
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Report: Japanese welfare rolls hit record high
International Herald Tribune - FranceAP TOKYO: The number of Japanese households on welfare hit a record high in January amid mounting job losses and an ever-deepening recession, ...
Welfare Rolls See First Climb in Years
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- For the first time since welfare was redefined a dozen years ago, weaning millions of poor Americans from monthly government checks, the deteriorating economy is causing a surge in welfare rolls in a growing number of states.
(By Amy Goldstein, The Washington Post)
Outgoing VW chief could also be eligible for a severance payout of more than €3.2m.
The New York Times leads with a look at how the number of people receiving welfare has remained near historically low levels despite increasing unemployment and the ongoing economic crisis. A total of 18 states went as far as to cut their welfare rolls last year, which is raising fears that the government isn't doing enough to help those in need during turbulent times.
Yahoo Rebuffs Icahn's Latest Entreaty
Yahoo accused activist investor Carl Icahn of manipulating the facts concerning Microsoft's bid to acquire Yahoo in a response to a letter he sent the Yahoo board to rescind a companywide severance plan.
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Commercials have been a fine testing ground for aspiring actors. Jodie Foster made her first on-screen appearance at the age of three, in a Coppertone sunscreen commercial. George Clooney's first acting job was in a Japanese commercial for Panasonic. Jennifer Love Hewitt hawked Barbie dolls for Mattel. Liz and Jean Sagal started out as Doublemint twins. Brooke Shields bared her bottom for Ivory Snow detergent when she was 11 months old. And Amanda Peet, who turns 36 today, was seen on screens for the first time advertising Skittles.
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commercial Show phonetics
adjective [before noun]
describes radio or television that is paid for by advertisements which are broadcast between and during programmes
commercial Show phonetics
noun [C]━━ n. （テレビ・ラジオの）広告放送, コマーシャル.
an advertisement which is broadcast on television or radio:
a commercial break
entreaty
noun [C]
an attempt to persuade someone to do something:
She refused to become involved with him despite his passionate entreaties.
entreat
verb [T]
to try very hard to persuade someone to do something:
[+ to infinitive] We would spend every meal time entreating the child to eat her vegetables.
Yahoo accused activist investor Carl Icahn of manipulating the facts concerning Microsoft's bid to acquire Yahoo in a response to a letter he sent the Yahoo board to rescind a companywide severance plan.
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"I did commercials since I was 16, and that's kind of acting, depending on what you're selling." — Joan Severance
commercial Show phonetics
adjective [before noun]
describes radio or television that is paid for by advertisements which are broadcast between and during programmes
commercial Show phonetics
noun [C]━━ n. （テレビ・ラジオの）広告放送, コマーシャル.
an advertisement which is broadcast on television or radio:
a commercial break
entreaty
noun [C]
an attempt to persuade someone to do something:
She refused to become involved with him despite his passionate entreaties.
entreat
verb [T]
to try very hard to persuade someone to do something:
[+ to infinitive] We would spend every meal time entreating the child to eat her vegetables.
noun [C]
an official list of names:
Is your name on the electoral roll (= the list of people who can vote)?
sev・er・ance 
━━ n. 分離; 断絶; 契約解除.severance benefit 退職金, 退職給付金.
severance pay 退職手当.
severance tax 天然資源採取税, 掘採税.
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Definition
sever
Hide phoneticsverb [T]
1 to break or separate, especially by cutting:
The knife severed an artery and he bled to death.
Her foot was severed from her leg in a car accident.
Electricity cables have been severed by the storm.
2 to end a connection with someone or something:
The US severed diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1961.
The company has severed its connection/links/relationship/ties with its previous partners.
severance
Hide phoneticsnoun [U]
1 money paid by an employer to an employee whose job the employer has had to bring to an end:
The management have offered employees one week's severance (pay) for each six months they have worked at the company.
a severance agreement/deal/package
2 FORMAL the act of ending a connection, relationship, etc. or of being separated from a person, place, etc:
The minister announced the severance of aid to the country.
The hardest thing to cope with was the severance from his family.
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