Word: bauers
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...only 88% reliable. Employers should use a written test only to supplement interviews and background checks, Walls points out. Critics of the tests contend that many managers are lazy when it comes to hiring. "They want quick answers to the question 'Will a person be honest?' " explains Jon Bauer, a law professor at the University of Connecticut. "Honesty tests have the look and feel of something scientific...
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...growing movement is being helped by dramatic advances in equipment and prostheses. Says Kirk Bauer, executive director of NHSRA: "The top is literally being blown off of what we can do because of the new high-tech equipment." Ten years ago, wheelchairs were unwieldy 50-lb. clunkers. Now, thanks to lightweight steel alloys and thin high-pressurized tires, they are sleek and maneuverable chariots, weighing a mere 10 lbs. Space-age plastics and other materials have made artificial legs and feet lighter, stronger, more flexible and resilient, and much more comfortable to wear. At least six models of prosthetic feet...
Some organizations are trying to play down what NHSRA's Bauer calls the "super-gimp" image and are promoting sports for general fitness, recreation and sociability. But many of the handicapped need more than a pastime. For them, every obstacle hurdled is a measure of self-respect, competence and independence. Zoe Koplowitz, 40, has multiple sclerosis, yet she completed her first marathon this month. Her time in the New York race: 19 hr. 15 min. To prepare for running, she attended dance classes to develop a rhythmic gait, then took lessons in aikido to learn how to get up after...
Defensive Line: The Quakers defense has allowed its Ivy League opponents an average of just 12 points a game. The defensive line is anchored by 6-ft., 245 pound Dan Bauer, who leads the club with seven sacks. The other fellows up front are Kyle Stephenson and Eric Poderys...