Word: supportiveness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...everyone saw it that way. Lansky's first goal was to muster support from some of the large Jewish organizations with headquarters in New York City. "They all said the same thing: 'Yiddish is dead. Forget it.' " He refused to. Instead, he resolved to scratch along on whatever he earned, and packed off to Maine to work as a migrant blueberry picker for the summer. He made ( enough to have stationery printed. "I had a picnic table and a Government- surplus typewriter. I sat down and started putting out press releases saying, 'If you have old books lying around, send...
That position did not garner much support until last spring, when France and Australia, two countries with a major presence in Antarctica, suddenly announced that they backed the world-park idea and would not sign the Wellington Convention. In Washington, Senator Albert Gore of Tennessee is leading a drive to get the U.S. to withdraw its support of the accord. Until the debate is resolved, there will be no agreed-upon strategy for protecting Antarctica from mineral exploration...
...researchers who seek such knowledge are adventurous souls who know better than most the meaning of the term hardship post. Counting construction workers, maintenance crews and other support staff, Antarctica's population is only 4,000 or so, even in midsummer. The scientists and other residents tend to be in their 20s and 30s -- vigorous enough to endure the world's coldest workplace. A carpenter's helper recalls toiling one time at -40 degrees C (-40 degrees F) in an unheated building. She had on so many layers of clothing that it took most of her energy just to move...
...cessation of the non-tenured faculty program vividly demonstrates how dependent the work of the institute is on funding sources. Although the center last July received a $1.7 million grant from the Office of Naval Research to support the work of 45 women scientists over the next five years, Bunting officials say that there is a continued need for funding...
...institute, Ffolliott says there is a strong sense of support for trying new approaches...