Word: respects
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...world, he found, was less than welcoming. "The fact that I had a disability and that I am an African American made it very difficult for me to get where I wanted to be in my career," Pinnock says. "I had to work harder than most to gain the respect of my colleagues. But now I have a reputation and a name for myself, and clients know to come to me." In order to set up his practice, Pinnock spent more than $100,000 on various modifications, including a special device he created for his computer keyboard, a wheelchair-accessible...
Many people, particularly current council members, think that this move would lead to increased credibility and respect from the students. However, looking at situations at other schools has not led me to that conclusion...
...last Ivy Council conference (held for delegates from all Ivy League undergraduate student governments), the relationship between student governments and undergraduates was discussed. The common problems were that the student governments lacked respect from students, voter turnout was low (although Harvard has the highest turnout in presidential elections in the Ivy League), and few people believed that their governments had any effectiveness in determining university policies...
...categories, ranging from best bookstore to best zine. The nominees are chosen by a nominating committee, and the actual awards are chosen by popular vote. "It?s completely about the people?s choice," said Mike Corso, president of C Notes Interactive, which owns the awards. "We respect immensely the people who visit the site." He estimated that about 100,000 votes had been cast. "I voted four times myself," he added. "Just to see if the script worked." MORE...
...welcomed home to the Middle East Tuesday like a parent returned to calm a fractious household. He has spent the past six months in the U.S. being treated for cancer, and signaled his renewed vigor by piloting his own plane home. "No one can match King Hussein's respect among both Israelis and Palestinians, and his role in the peace process was badly missed," says TIME West Bank correspondent Jamil Hamad. "He is one of the few Arab leaders who doesn't a different language with Israelis from the one he uses with Palestinians -- he tells them all to make...