Word: workmen
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...noted in his company's Ford News in October, "Just as the eight-hour day opened our way to prosperity in America, so the five-day workweek will open our way to still greater prosperity ... It is high time to rid ourselves of the notion that leisure for workmen is either lost time or a class privilege." The five-day week, he figured, would encourage industrial workers to vacation and shop on Saturday. Before long, manufacturers all over the world followed his lead. "People who have more leisure must have more clothes," he argued. "They eat a greater variety...
...studio, the famed auteur prepares a scene for Maia Morgenstern, the Romanian actress playing the Virgin Mary. She is to enter the abandoned temple where her son has just been removed in chains on his way to Calvary. The director needs an enshrouding silence, so he shouts down some workmen's chatter. Then he coaxes the actress into a long, slow walk that hits the perfect notes of apprehension and anguish...
...Jackass film office is a mess. Two dogs run around. The doorbell rings, and the secretary, busy trying to work the typewriter, yells for someone to open the door. Two workmen arrive to replace the broken conference table for the fourth time. The director of photography shows up for his 9 a.m. call at 2:45 p.m., and he hasn't missed anything. Half-empty bottles of whiskey lie everywhere. It's a brief glimpse into what the world would look like if it were run by high school dropouts...
...Physicians Telehealth Network, a Columbus, Ohio, company that facilitates videoconferencing between medical institutions, is developing a global system to allow physicians to examine patients who might be a continent away. Since Sept. 11, PTN has seen a 300% increase in calls from companies and insurers seeking services like remote workmen's compensation examinations. Last month PTN pitched its system to Tom Ridge's Homeland Security office as a bioterrorism preparedness initiative. Should a virus like smallpox be unleashed, the doctors say they can use videoconferencing to help with diagnoses and treatments for patients quarantined in mobile hospitals...
...About 1.5 m wide, it's paved with well fitting flagstones running westward through light brush. Only a few sections have crumbled since its completion in 1900, a sharp contrast to most roads in the area. Below us are traces of lower trails, narrow and treacherous paths used by workmen who needed to be closer to the river. Short, granite pillars line the path, grooved by a thousand trackers' ropes...