Word: affectivity
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...more open appointment books through March," says Willeford. "If people keep losing jobs, we're going to edge off a cliff." Dr. Roger Levin, CEO of the Levin Group, a dental-management consultancy, is also very cautious. "Traditionally, it takes six to 12 months for economic trends to affect dental practice," he says. "The full impact of the downturn may be yet to come...
...things around. Yosano claims he taught Ichiro Ozawa, the leader of the DPJ, the chess-like game of go. But the last time that Yosano and Ozawa played a match, Ozawa won. With the LDP reeling, it appears Ozawa now holds the political advantage as well - and this will affect whether the government is able to take more decisive action to combat the economic downturn. While Aso's Cabinet in December approved $811.9 billion in stimulus spending, little of that money has been put into action. Other measures are seen as piecemeal and ineffective, leading to the perception that...
...currently employed by the Pittsburgh-based United Steelworkers union, which has 1.2 million working and retired members. Bloom has worked as a special assistant to the USW president since 1996 and his duties include helping the union affect corporate business restructuring, investments, bankruptcies and mergers. He is particularly known for working on deals related to recent steel industry bankruptcies. In many of these deals, the USW made considerable concessions in order to help steel companies stay afloat...
...work on health and social networks. His current research explores how factors such as health, disability, and death can influence an individual’s social network.“As I have spent the last few years examining the ripple effects of social networks and how social structures affect lives, I’ve become more mindful of the effect I have on others and they on me,” Christakis said in response to a question about how his academic research would shape his leadership style. “You can’t turn a House...
...final legislation, which both Hysen and Lloyd called political. “I think when you vote as a council representative you should be accountable to your vote,” Holoshitz said. Ultimately Hysen voted for the bill and said the roll-call vote did not affect his decision to support the bill, which he said he strongly supports. At the same meeting, the UC allocated $24,151.45 to 86 different projects in its spring grants packet legislation. That package received one amendment, proposed by Cyrus M. Mossavar-Rahmani ’09. He attempted to strike funding...