And yet, less than one week from now, Congress is poised to allow a series of arbitrary, automatic budget cuts that will do the exact opposite.

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In addition to data supporting the need for furloughs, I was interested in reviewing the safety analyses done by the FAA when it determined that 15, 000 controllers could be furloughed one day a week from now until the end of the fiscal year, September 30.

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Thirty million Americans now work from home at least one day a week, with that number forecast to increase sharply in the coming years, according to the Telework Reseach Network.

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Six days each week over the course of UNPROFOR's mission-- now one day away from ending -- the spokesmen have discussed the U.N.

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Now Schafer sends one semi load a week to the West Coast, with customers from L.A. up to Vancouver.

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The trick to managing risk is not just seeing the thunderheads gathering this week or month, but also anticipating any potential nasty weather one, three or even five years from now.

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One month from now, we expect Tesla to double production again and achieve the target rate of 400 cars per week or 20, 000 per year.

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