Word: tap
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...this army of high-skilled temps gathers strength, there are costs to the companies that tap their talent. Jeff Wittman, 41, of Indianapolis, Ind., is about to start his third auditing assignment in six months. "I'm having fun," he says, but he misses the relationships that can be built over time by staying with one company. That sense of detachment can run deep. "When I first went into nursing, employers felt responsibility for their employees," says Chris Springer, 41, a temp in Omaha. "But you don't see that anymore in the U.S. So now I say, 'Show...
...dramatically weaken the program." Companies want to limit liability and shift responsibility to the states, where rules are more flexible. Federal standards are "rigid and extreme," says Michael Steinberg of the Superfund Settlements Project, an industry group that includes General Electric, DuPont and IBM. "Groundwater must meet standards for tap water, even though at many of these sites no one drinks it. Soil at many sites must be clean enough so people could play in it. The costs exceed the benefits...
Today, the 2004 Ivy title will almost certainly be decided. Though both squads still have Dartmouth and Yale on tap before the end of the regular season, neither the Bulldogs nor the Big Green is expected to prove much competition...
...hailed University President Lawrence H. Summers’ decision to tap Ellwood for the KSG’s top post...
...same ticket price." These days, patrons pay anywhere from $5 to $17 to take in local plays like Bergville Stories (until April 26), which tells, a cappella, of an early battle against apartheid, and dance shows such as Tapsula (April 12 to June 30), which mixes tap and local township jive. Market Theatre's other great attraction is the trendy Moyo restaurant, which serves dishes from around Africa; the Moroccan lamb tagine ($9) is to die for. Newtown also houses cool jazz venues, private art collections, dance studios and a museum focusing on the history of Johannesburg...