Word: attractions
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...Weiner said while the staff for the new institute is largely undetermined, the leadership will be established in the coming months. Eli Broad however mentioned specific names in his announcement. “Edye and I have been impressed with USC’s ability to attract Dr. Martin Pera from Australia to head the Broad Institute’s stem cell research. We would like to recognize [USC] President [Steven B.] Sample’s and [School of Medicine] Dean [Brian E.] Henderson’s leadership and vision in advancing such pioneering research,” he said...
...were not a hit in the dining hall. However, once I was unleashed on the Square, I noticed that the leggings had their good points. For example, they tucked into my cowboy boots more successfully than other pant-like objects. Additionally—and more importantly—I attracted an entirely new breed of men. Generally, I only attract men with oozing lesions on their faces, who want to give me pencils when I do not need them. But, empowered by leggings, archetypal Che Guevara t-shirt-sporting, tight jeans-wearing, Jesus-haired smokers came flocking, giving me coffee...
...remember when girls started to use sex to attract male attention in middle school, but it is still shocking to read about a pubescent girl giving oral sex on a school bus in public...
However, the single-sex environment may be stifling for others and make them more vulnerable to the effects of gender politics. Sexism and objectification seem not only inescapable, but more remarkable when they occur on Wellesley’s own campus. They even have the potential to attract some of the worst elements...
Like Shell, some major employers are ahead of the game, offering options like bridge jobs to attract and keep older workers. The advantages are many: surveys find older workers score high in company loyalty and productivity, and the bridge period can be used to transfer a veteran employee's knowledge and skills to the next generation. Quest Diagnostics, Cendant Group, New York Life and Verizon were among 11 corporations that recently teamed with the AARP to figure out how to hire and retain over-50 workers. Eli Lilly, Procter & Gamble and Boeing partner with YourEncore, a placement company for retirees...