Word: stretch
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...employers." Some companies, like mining and chemicals giant Orica, aren't waiting for government-led reform. For staff at its Melbourne headquarters, Orica pays $A14,000 a year to a nearby child-care center for priority access to seven full-time places on a waiting list that can otherwise stretch two years. With 600 employees in that office alone, it's only a partial solution, admits human resources manager David McKinnon, but keeping employees with young children happy makes good business sense: "The benefit we get back is probably tenfold." Despite the scheme's success, though, it's unlikely Orica...
Three thousand, two hundred kilometers, two thosand miles: that is the length of the United States-Mexico border, an already politically-charged stretch of terrain that could soon be fortified with a 698-mile, two-layered fence if House Bill 4437 becomes law. To the common U.S. citizen, it may seem like this “wall” will alleviate domestic immigration tensions, preventing undocumented workers from entering U.S. soil. In reality, this frail three-foot high metal fence, a product of popular misconceptions about immigration, is unlikely to significantly reduce undocumented immigration and merely serves as a symbol...
...season, the Harvard men’s volleyball team isn’t finishing games like it wants to be finishing its season—with a focused crunch-time attitude. Following what has been a disturbing season-long trend, the Crimson failed to finish games strongly down the stretch and was swept, 3-0 (30-23, 30-25, 30-26) on Friday evening at Springfield College at the Blake Arena in Springfield, Mass. “We can’t close matches this year,” junior Dave Fitz said. “We don?...
...said. “So why would it be any different in the playoffs? You’re not all of sudden going to magically show up with a different team. We got better as the game went on. We were able to tie it up there down the stretch and make things interesting.” In overtime, the Crimson had a couple of excellent opportunities to end it before eventually falling. Early in the frame, Hurley stuffed a Brine one-timer off of a measured cross-crease feed from freshman Kirsten Kester. Later, captain Carrie Schroyer circled around...
...kills on .529 hitting. “[Weissbourd] was always there skill-wise,” Ridolfi said, “But now he’s catching up experience-wise, and he’s going to be a real help to us down the stretch.” Down 1-0, the Pioneers played with a level of desperation in game two. Setting up an effective block, Sacred Heart virtually shut down the Harvard offense, posting seven team blocks and limiting the Crimson to .036 hitting. In a frame that featured eight ties and four lead changes, neither...