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The Position

The author of the book, Meg Wolitzer, was a guest on NPR's program Fresh Air on May 10, 2005 discussing the book and her life as an author.

The Position: A Novel (ISBN 0-7432-6178-X) is a 2005 novel by Meg Wolitzer.



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1904–05 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season

Manager Sam Gleaves stepped down at the of the season, and was given the position of director, his replacement was former player Tommy Clare.

2008–09 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

Joe Alleva, the Duke Athletics Director, interviewed for the athletics director job at Louisiana State on April 1, and was offered for the position on April 3.

Adolfo de Hostos

After his retirement in 1950, the position of Official Historian remained vacant for 43 years, until the Puerto Rico House of Representatives approved in 1993 Senate Concurrent Resolution 14, authored by Sen. Kenneth McClintock, designated Dr. Pilar Barbosa.

Adriaan Cornelis Zaanen

In 1947 Zaanen accepted the position of Professor of Mathematics at the Technische Hogeschool Bandoeng.

Austin H. Kiplinger

From 1961 to 1992, Kiplinger helmed the Kiplinger Company before passing the position to his son, Knight Kiplinger.

Battle of Bir el Abd

Then early the next day a New Zealand patrol reported the Turkish had evacuated the position and were at Salama.

Beddoe Rees

He was unable to support Asquith’s position of allowing Labour to take office, although he told his electors in Bristol that there was no Liberal principle involved it was merely a matter of being true to the position on which he had fought the last election.

Bill Daniel

In 1961, U.S. President John F. Kennedy appointed him to the position of governor of Guam, an office that he held from May 20, 1961 to January 20, 1963.

Bill Hartman

In 1992, the University announced the creation of the "Bill Hartman Award" for athletes who had distinguished themselves as alumni with recipients including Fran Tarkenton and Pierre Howard, who held the position of Lieutenant Governor of Georgia.

Billy Minter

He remained on the books as a trainer and following Peter McWilliams' resignation as manager, Minter took over the position on 28 February 1927 and remained as manager for three years before being succeeded by Percy Smith after failing health, brought on by the stress of an unsuccessful reign, including relegation in his first season, caused him to resign the post.

Bruno Candido Farias

Bruno Candido Farias, commonly known as Bruno Farias (born 20 November 1987 in Panorama, São Paulo) is a Brazilian football player at the position of midfielder.

Colm Kearney

After serving as an economic advisor to the Australian government he took up the position of Professor of Finance and Economics at the University of Technology, Sydney, and continued with his research supported by a number of Australian Research Council awards.

Dean Ireland's Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture

Before taking up the position, two of the most recent Dean Ireland's Professors taught in Canada: G. B. Caird at McGill University and E. P. Sanders at McMaster University.

Deerfield Academy

He stepped down in June 2006 and soon after assumed the position of Founding Headmaster at King's Academy in Madaba, Jordan, a school inspired in part by HM King Abdullah II's Deerfield years in the 1980s.

Diego de Saavedra Fajardo

Here, with the position of resident ambassador in the court of Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, leader of the Holy League, he pursued the union of the pro-Habsburg forces with the German Emperor Ferdinand II and with Catholic powers.

Eileen I. Oliver

She was the Associate Dean of the University of Florida Division of Continuing Education and in 2008 she accepted the position as Interim Dean of the Division of Continuing Education.

European Court of Auditors

Terry Wynn MEP who served on the Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control, reaching the position of chairman, has also backed these calls stating that it is impossible for the Commission to achieve these standards.

FalconView

As the program matured, United States Special Operations Command adopted PFPS and added capabilities such as the Moving Map functionality (ability to have the map scroll and rotate based on the position information received from a connected GPS navigation device) and helicopter support.

Fiona Watt

She has held the position of Deputy Director at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research.

Giga Bokeria

In 1996, together with Levan Ramishvili, Givi Targamadze and David Zurabishvili, Bokeria co-founded Liberty Institute, a Georgian non-profit, non-partisan, liberal public policy advocacy foundation, taking the job of coordinating human rights programs and later the position of senior legal advisor.

Harold Bedoya Pizarro

In 1991 Bedoya was given the position of Director of the Superior Military School in Bogotá, Cundinamarca.

Harvey Washington Wiley

Wiley was offered the position of Chief Chemist in the United States Department of Agriculture by George Loring, the Commissioner of Agriculture, in 1882.

Hastings 1895 chess tournament

In round ten, the position on the right arose after a Giuoco Piano: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 d5 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.0-0 Be6 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Bxd5!

Hubert Sagnières

From 1986 to 1987 he then held the position of Assistant General Manager of Europe at Valois in Paris.

Jacques Telesphore Roman

His valiant efforts to preserve the position and holdings of his family failed against the overwhelming social and political turmoil resulting from the Civil War and Reconstruction, joined the ever-growing tide of once powerful and proud Creoles caught in a downhill slide toward oblivion.

Janice Erlbaum

In 1996, she was hired at noted dot com art factory Pseudo.com (subject of the documentary We Live in Public), and rose to the position of Executive Producer before departing in 1999.

Jason Witten

In 2004, Witten had 87 catches, eleventh most in history by a tight end and a Cowboys team record for the position, and was selected to his first Pro Bowl, becoming a part of the Cowboys franchise's legacy of great tight ends that includes: Jim Doran, Lee Folkins, Pettis Norman, Mike Ditka, Billy Joe DuPree, Jackie Smith, Doug Cosbie and Jay Novacek.

Jean Désy

Désy was recruited by Oscar D. Skelton, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in 1925 to fill the position of Counsellor in Canada's new foreign service.

Jem Costello

In January 2010, it was announced that Lucy Allan had stepped down from the position of series producer and that Paul Marquess had taken over the role.

John II of France

La Cerda's fate paralleled that of Edward II of England's Piers Gaveston and John II of Castile's Alvaro de Luna; the position of a royal favourite was a dangerous one.

John Vance Cheney

In 1887 he assumed the position of librarian of the Free Public Library of San Francisco, where he oversaw the openings of the system's first branch libraries and hosted the first west coast conference of the American Library Association in 1891.

Kang Sok-ju

In September 2010, he was promoted to the position of Deputy Premier of the North Korean Government, under Premier Choe Yong-rim.

Kit Cartwright

He was the position coach for future NFL quarterbacks Tom Brady and Brian Griese while at Michigan.

Larry Thompson

In August 2003 Thompson left the Justice Department and was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution for a year before accepting the position of senior vice-president for government affairs and general counsel at Pepsico in Purchase, New York.

Maged Shawky

He held the position of Senior Assistant to the Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade for Securities Markets issues for around 12 years.

Manuel de Odriozola

Shortly thereafter, in 1822, he was ascended to the position of Captain and the following participated in the Zepita Battle.

Marek Krejčí

Bundesliga and sharing the position of the league's second best goalscorer with Karlsruhe's Giovanni Federico.

Muchadeyi Masunda

A prominent businessman and lawyer, Masunda was elected unanimously by the Harare council on 2 July 2008 for a five-year term after Emmanuel Chiroto, an MDC member who was previously elected executive mayor by the MDC-majority council on 15 June, voluntarily stood down from the mayoralty and accepted the position of deputy mayor, after allegations that his wife was captured and tortured by Zanu-PF youth.

Omkar Goswami

He has held the position of Chief Economist with the Indian business association Confederation of Indian Industry from August 1998 up to March 2004,.

Paula Dunn

After London 2012, she was promoted to the position of Paralympic head coach, replacing Peter Eriksson.

Peace of Bautzen

Bolesław had enjoyed the close friendship of the emperor Otto III and after his death supported one of Otto's followers, Eckard I, Margrave of Meissen for the position of Holy Roman Emperor, against the claims of Henry II.

Péter Polt

President Pál Schmitt nominated Polt to the position of Chief Prosecutor in 2010.

Ron Craig

When Dunford Jr. stepped down in April 2007 Craig took over as chairman until Nick Higgs took the position in 2008, and after this he remained on the board of directors until his death late in 2009.

Santosh Marray

In September, 2012, Bishop Marray accepted the call to the position of Assistant Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama, under the Right Reverend John McKee Sloan.

Talat Ahmad

Talat Ahmad was recommended for the position by a search committee headed by former member of Planning Commission, Prof. Abid Hussain, former Indian Ambassador to USA, and comprising Professor G. K. Chadha, CEO, South Asian University and former Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Prof. Seyed E. Hasnain, an eminent Scientist and former Vice Chancellor of University of Hyderabad.

Tamale Airport

The Airport has already received some international flights from South Africa, Tunisia and Angola during the CAN 2008 African Cup of nations, and it is hoped that with the addition of more facilities it would now be in the position to fly pilgrims from the north straight to Mecca, Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj.

Tim Laker

However, after just one season, he was moved to the position of "roving catching instructor" within the Indians organization and replaced by Travis Fryman.

Timipre Sylva

As a candidate of the People's Democratic Party Sylva won the Bayelsan gubernatorial election on May 29, 2007 and succeeded Goodluck Jonathan who went on to the position of Vice President.

Uganda Insurance Commission

According to its website, the mandate of the commission is "to supervise and regulate the insurance industry in Uganda." Commission offices are located in Kampala; the position of Commissioner of Insurance is currently vacant.

Willie Haines

By the end of the season, Haines was out of favour with new manager Jack Tinn who was building a team for the future with Jack Weddle taking over the position of centre-forward.