Word: tacks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...station leaders tack up fan letters onto a board mounted in their Pennypacker Basement headquarters...
...minority of agencies and some private groups are taking the opposite tack and aggressively recruiting older workers for jobs that employers have a hard time filling. In 1987, Kelly Services, a leading temporary-help agency based in Troy, Mich., started one such program, called Encore. About 14% of Kelly temps are now 55 or older, vs. 10% five years ago. "We can't find enough of them," says Carl Camden, executive vice president of operations. "They have the experience and work ethic employers want." (Camden is too tactful to add that those employers might not want quite so much experience...
...book received a prominent and favorable review in The New York Times and was panned on the front page of the Los Angeles Times. Its uncharacteristic tack on welfare brought a warm reception from the right and criticism from the left...
...last Wednesday, Harvard seemed to change its tack...
...from the producer, BRILLSTEIN-GREY, which most likely went for the deal in order to prolong the show's life and make it eligible for the big money of syndication. "Much better to partner with a network and own 50% of $350 million," observed an executive. ABC took another tack, forcing three producers to accept longer contracts and smaller licensing fees in exchange for spaces on its schedule next season. Producers are not happy with these demands, and while they are worried that quality will become secondary to economics, many feel they don't have a choice. Says Paramount Network...