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...Without these checks, Holzer told me, "employers might still be wondering whether black guys that didn't say they have criminal records might simply not be reporting it." Translation: Employers without the time or inclination to discern whether job applicants are criminals err on the ?safe? side and assume that all young black applicants are criminals-or at least incompetent. No wonder unemployment is sky-high in urban areas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Viewpoint: How We're All Victims of Racial Profiling | 3/26/2006 | See Source »

...resources and stimulation to figure things out.”Liebhaber came to the school in 2002, and she is HDS’ first full-time professional career counselor. But even after just four years in her office in Divinity Hall, she has discovered that the process of discernment not only takes time, but can also lead to many paths.“You go into law school, you come out a lawyer,” she says, but things are different at HDS. “Some people are looking for ministry with a small...

Author: By Stephen M. Fee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Modern Devotion | 3/8/2006 | See Source »

...unfulfilled expectations initially piled up--as when all four female snowboarders failed to qualify for the half-pipe final, or when Emily Brydon finished 20th in the women's downhill--coc chief executive officer Chris Rudge said he was planning a post-Games symposium of sports psychologists to discern why Canadians crumble under the weight of the five rings. The only early bright spots were the inspirational silver won by Beckie Scott and Sara Renner in cross-country team sprint and Jennifer Heil's gold medal in freestyle moguls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Now or Never | 2/20/2006 | See Source »

...clarify things for the casual observer who may have failed to discern the differences between the questions, Lee later defended this series of inquiries on CambridgeCommon.com, writing, “The second question was actually a bit of a softball...

Author: By Michael B. Broukhim | Title: The Richie and Steve Show | 12/1/2005 | See Source »

...momentous event in the fourth movement is a storm and the fifth movement represents conciliation and thanksgiving. In Schumann’s third, the “event” is the interior of the great Gothic Cathedral just south of Duesseldorf. It is nearly impossible to discern if the fourth movement is the deepest expression of sorrow or joy, but the extremities of joy and sorrow can often seem indistinguishable due to the profundity of feelings involved. In the fifth movement, Schumann views his solemn experience in the interior of the cathedral from the outside, using many...

Author: By Jonathan M. Hanover, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Zanders Works BPO Magic | 10/30/2005 | See Source »

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