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　　A different sort of generation gap is developing in the workplace．Someone－ specifically the father－daughter team of Larry and Meagan Johnson－has figured out that on some American job sites, five generations are working side by side．

　　In their new book about generations in the workplace the pair argue that while such an age difference adds a lot of texture and a variety of life experiences, it can also bring tensions and conflicts．

　　The Johnsons are human－resource trainers and pubic speakers．Dad Larry is a former health－care executive; daughter Meagan is a onetime high－level sales manager．

　　Here are the oldest and youngest of the five generations they identify：

　　They call the oldest group Traditionals, born before 1945．They were heavily influenced by the lessons of the Great Depression and World War Ⅱ．They respect authority, set a high standard of workmanship, and communicate easily and confidently．But they're also stubbornly independent．They want their opinions heard．

　　At the other extreme are what the Johnsons call Linksters, born after 1995 into today's more complicated, multimedia world．They live and breathe technology and are often social activists．

　　You won't find many l5－year olds in the offices of large companies, except as volunteers, of course, but quite old and quite young workers do come together in sales environments like bike shops and ice cream stores．

　　The Johnsons, Larry and Meagan, represent a generation gap themselves in their work with jobsite issues．The Johnsons’ point is that as the average lifespan continues to rise and retirement dates get delayed because of the tight economy, people of different generations are working side by side, more often bringing with them very different ideas about company loyalty and work values．

　　The five generations are heavily influenced by quite different events, social trends, and the cultural phenomena of their times．Their experiences shape their behavior and make it difficult, sometimes, for managers to achieve a strong and efficient workplace．

　　Larry and Meagan Johnson discuss all this in greater detail in a new book, "Generations, Inc．： From Boomers to Linksters－ Managing the Friction Between Generations at Work, "published by Amacom Press, which is available in all good bookstores from this Friday．

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Launching a Life with ＄ 10 and a Dream

　　Growing up on a farm in Tennessee, Larry Young was determined to do something else with his life．His father wanted him to follow in his 　　1　　 and refused to help Young go to college．　　2　　, with ＄ 10 in his pocket, Young set off for Tennessee State University, 　　3　　 to register． “I walked up to the bursar's(财务主管)office and threw my two ＄ 5 　　4　　 up there on the counter,” Young says． “I plan to make 　　5　　 out of myself．” Young told the school official．He saw this country boy and said, “But you can't go to school with ＄ 10．” Young said, “But I 　　6　　．” Young was taken to see the school dean, who asked if he could drive a truck．Young had never driven before, but said yes 　　7　　 ．He got a job carrying trash． “I didn't know what I was doing, but 　　8　　 the grace of God, I did it．That 　　9　　 my tuition, but they didn 't know I didn't have a place to stay．”

　　“One morning, the matron(女舍监)of the dormitory 　　10　　 up and saw me－between two mattresses in the dormitory, and it scared her．She broke 　　11　　 and cried when I told her my 　　12　　 ．And afterwards, she gave me everything 　　13　　 I needed．”

　　Young is 　　14　　 to say he was the first African American to be the director of food sanitation for the Detroit Health Department．

　　Young remembers a female high school student． “She was 　　15　　 ．She came from a family of seven－some of them were on drugs－and she had 　　16　　 right to be mad．So I sit her down and I talk to her．”

　　“I said, Do you see these 　　17　　－way back in the South, in the sticks, I picked cotton．But you see 　　18　　 I am today．” Young ended up 　　19　　 her． “It's been over 19 years ago．She's an executive secretary today．”

　　“That is the greatest thing I've 　　20　　 done in my life．If you just put your arms around people, they will go forward in life．” said Young．

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　　Oil prices dropped more than 7％ after Western nations released the biggest amount of oil from their emergency strategic stocks since 1991，in a warning shot aimed at OPEC, the oil producers' cartel．

　　The International Energy Agency(IEA)agreed to release 60 million barrels of oil in the coming month to offset the daily production loss of 1．5 million barrels of high quality oil from Libya(利比亚)．

　　The US led the release, providing 50％ of the oil, with Japan, Germany, France, Spain and Italy providing most of the rest．The IEA said that it was in consultations(磋商)with China, the world's second-largest oil consumer but declined to say whether Beijing would join the effort．

　　Brent oil prices dropped 7.4％ to＄105.72 after the news was released, before settling at ＄106．12 in late afternoon trade in London on June 23．

　　The move is only the third time in the history of the IEA, established in 1974 as a counterbalance to OPEC after the Arab oil crisis：Western governments are concerned about the impact of high oil prices on the economic recovery．

　　"Greater tightness in the oil market threatens the fragile global economic recovery," the IEA warned．

　　Steven Chu, US a energy secretary, said "we are taking this action in response to the ongoing loss of oil due to supply decrease in Libya and other countries and their impact on the global economic recovery．"

　　"As we move forward, we will continue to monitor the situation and stand ready to take additional steps if necessary．" The US special oil reserve is currently at a record high level of 727million barrels．

　　Earlier this month, OPEC members failed to agree an official increase in production quotas despite a concerted effort by Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest producer and traditionally seen as the OPEC leader, to boost output．Iran opposed the increase．Iran's OPEC governor argued that there was no evidence of a supply shortage．

　　The IEA said in May that it would use all tools at its disposal to increase supply unless the cartel raised production．