Word: membership
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According to HCS membership coordinator Greg Brockman ’12, participation has fluctuated greatly throughout the years ever since the electronic match-maker’s conception...
...major players in restructuring the industry - major bondholders and the United Auto Workers (UAW) - have thus far shown little interest in renegotiating their agreements. Union locals in Michigan and New York have rejected proposals for contract concessions, and UAW chief Ron Gettelfinger has sensed the mood of his membership. He's not buying the claim that union costs are sinking the industry. Other labor leaders are watching Obama's reaction to the UAW to see whether the new President will stick up for his union friends. Meanwhile, business continues to tumble. Forecasters predict 2009 sales of 10 million...
...efforts to meet with Jewish leaders in order to explain his decision and improve communications between the two religious bodies are admirable, they are not adequate. The Pope’s decision is especially troubling considering his own involvement with the Hitler Youth in his teens. Although his membership within the organization was involuntary and unenthusiastic, Pope Benedict XVI has, nonetheless, faced criticisms surrounding this association since his election in 2005. As such, he should take the public perception of his actions into consideration before executing them. In this case, while the Pope may have meant for the reinstatement...
...smoker to change behavior, it's going to take a whole lot bigger incentive than for a 22-year-old who's healthy as a horse," says Bill Sims, president of an eponymous behavior-change consulting firm. Amica's diabetic employees weren't tempted by a subsidized gym membership. But they did respond to a plan that focused on behaviors they could manage and that offered appropriate rewards--free meds--to reinforce them...
...News and World Report—next semester, but his colleagues assert his election still holds significance for Harvard, ranked 33. Engineering professor James R. Rice said the honor “raises the visibility level” of the relatively young School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Membership in the NAE is considered to be one of the highest awards for engineers, and the institution currently has 2,246 members in the U.S. Inductees are selected from all practices of engineering, including education, practice, and research. Stone said that he was honored and humbled to be elected, crediting...