Word: stops
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...union representing Harvard’s dining staff. Janice Loux, Unite Here Local 26’s president, said the manager asked the two women, “What are you, lesbians?” Loux said the manager may have wanted the workers to move on or stop their conversation. The details of the incident, the manager’s exact comment, and the context of the remarks are still under investigation by the union. Loux did not identify the manager or the two women. “I, an openly gay woman, object to any mistreatment...
...revolution, some worry that without greater institutional commitment at the top, the initial enthusiasm that propelled the volunteer network could wane. "This engine is still thriving on its first start. It's like a car rolling down a hill with high speed," says Malek-Afzali. "Even if you stop pushing the gas pedal, it's going to roll." He is concerned that his brainchild could starve if the postrevolutionary fervor that energized it fades with the next generation of health directors. Then again, those directors would have to deal with 100,000 very determined women...
...that looters would be caught. A pastor, Rahera Kambale, pulled me aside. "Even as he's talking, they're still looting and raping and killing," he said. "This is the second time this month." I asked about MONUC. "They passed by one day," said the pastor. "They didn't stop." He echoed Father George: "I don't see their point." A few miles to the north, we found a Mai Mai checkpoint, where fighters searched a truckload of army wives, confiscating tubs of baby formula, bottles of Golden cooking oil and packs of Nice & Lovely face cream. Mai Mai leader...
...economy was tanking during the third quarter of last year, the personal-savings rate jumped to its highest level in nearly four years. In the long term, a higher savings rate will help prevent future credit meltdowns, but most economists agree that in the short term, we need to stop stuffing paychecks into mattresses. Being sad can help do this because, as the authors put it in the title of the Psychological Science paper, "misery is not miserly." People feeling depressed about their lives are more likely to spend than those who feel neutral...
...Stop handing out business cards as if they were mints. Old networking techniques are almost useless for reaching your goals, says sports and entertainment search executive Beaudine. Instead, rely on your "Who network," meaning your community of true friends--and their friends--to get you where you want to go, both professionally and personally. But don't be so sure success is the answer, he cautions: "If money, power and fame were the magic bullet in life, then Elvis Presley would've been the most deliriously happy, contented person on the planet...