Word: talentedly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...major way to get people across the country to become involved. I would not just have press conferences in Washington. I would go around to the schools and to small communities. I'd hope to bring new people to Washington to unleash what I think is a great talent that is seldom called upon except in times of crisis and war. I'd look for innovative ideas. And I'd look for people of talent who have no ties or commitment to the past but only to the future...
...discuss anticipated vacancies, canvass eligible candidates, and endorse a list of names for possible appointment. Such general ad hoc committees, not confined to the review of a single recommendation, could also elicit independent judgment about the needs of a whole area of knowledge, suggest expansion into areas in which talent is available, and recommend withdrawal from other areas. This procedure should reduce the total number of committees and provide advice which would ordinarily permit greater speed in extending a formal invitation...
...have never had a lobby. It is an experiment and a discovery. But so far, after a week and a half in West Potomac Park, it has also been a failure. And it has failed for ancient reasons. The campaign simply lacks the money, the leadership, and the talent to play the game, and few people in Washington are going to help it play...
...Translating, says his department is particularly appropriate for a student organization because so many students have language skills. IGS has on file student experts in as many as 35 different languages; students translate only from a learned language into their native tongue. The real problem is matching the language talent with a particular skill area, since most assignments are translations of technical articles. IGS has had great luck with the translating bureau, making use of such unusual skills as a Czechoslovakian-speaking graduate student in East European physical science with secret security clearance. A company happened to be looking...
...been the scene of some of this country's worst riots, is the most unpopular city. Chicago, another racially tense city, was almost as widely disliked as Detroit. Figures like these might convince to business based to try to improve their surroundings if they hope to attract new talent...