Word: laddered
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...professorships for next year and the hiring slowdown will limit the number of new lecturers FAS will be able to hire, the new program provides an economical alternative to fill teaching vacancies. While professors acknowledged that FAS needs to cut costs, some said the program may detract from the ladder faculty system. Others also voiced concern that the program may not be entirely beneficial for Fellows. “It’s a fine program in economically straitened times,” said Classics Professor Richard F. Thomas. “But one wouldn’t want...
...countries, bolstered by the prestige of U.S. educations and job experience, Wadwha said. “They don’t have to make sacrifices, they can be close to their friends and families, and be in societies where they’re at the top of the social ladder,” he said. Wadhwa also places part of the blame for the increase in returnees on U.S. immigration policy, which can make finding a job and staying in the country after college difficult for international students. While many of Harvard’s nearly 4,000 international students...
...first ferry boat pulled its bow up to the tip of the wing, and the first mate lowered the Jacob's ladder down to us. We got a couple people up the ladder to safety, but the current was strong pushing the stern of the boat into the inflatable slide and we were afraid it would puncture it; there must have been 25 passengers in it by now. Only two or three were able to board the first ferry before it moved away...
...Another ferry came up, and we were able to get the woman that had fallen into the water on the ladder, but she just couldn't move her legs and fell off. Back onto the ladder she went; however, the ferry had to back away because of the swift current. A helicopter arrived on station (nearly blowing us all off the wing) and followed the ferry with the woman on the ladder. We lost view of the situation but I believe the helicopter lowered its basket to rescue...
...more ferries arrived, we were able to get people up on the boats a few at a time. The fellow in front of me fell off the ladder and into the water. When we got him back on the ladder he could not move his legs to climb. I couldn't help him from my position so I climbed up the ladder to the ferry deck where the first mate and I hoisted the Jacob's ladder with him on it; when he got close enough we grabbed his trouser belt and hauled him on deck. We were all safely...