Word: helpfulness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Gyllenhammar faces opposition from Sweden's contentious union leaders, who are alarmed because some 500 of the company's 41,626 domestic jobs will be lost to the Norwegians. But he has a powerful argument: unless Volvo gets help, it is bound to decline...
Otherwise, one cannot help thinking this richly publicized picture would never have been heard of if Saturday Night Fever had not hit it big. But Friday is no Saturday, and it is not just John Travolta who is missing. It is a whole feeling for the subject, and the basic skills required to communicate that feeling...
...Edelin performed the hysterotomy, or "mini-caesarean section," that terminated the pregnancy. While the testimony failed to produce an answer, it did convince the jury of three women and nine men that Edelin should have done more to find out if the baby was viable and worked harder to help it live...
What appears to be the most promising solution may also be the simplest: a cable of thick nylon strands would be strung across a 3.1-mile-wide passage near the glacier to block outbound icebergs. Similar barriers already help keep Greenland harbors free of drifting bergs. A feasibility study directed by Kollmeyer concluded that 20 men could put the cable in place within 40 days after the glacier's retreat is confirmed. Estimated cost: $31.1 million. Declares Don Ryan, a marine safety specialist for the Coast Guard: "So far, no one has suggested that our study is wrong...
...therapists. In New York, the 50 volunteers go through a ten-month training period, during which they are lectured by doctors on sexual behavior and taught counseling techniques. Many hot-line staffers have solved sexual problems of their own and work without pay, as one volunteer explains, "to help others find a healthy approach...