Word: acte
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...shopping for a neck-line that could be immortalized, others stressed over the appropriateness of pearls and a few simply didn't care that much at all. Facing a two-hour wait to access the velvet-ensconced studio, I sympathized with the latter camp and staged a quick disappearing act...
...Nerve's timely launch on the June 1997 day that the Supreme Court struck down the Communications Decency Act earned it a considerable amount of press coverage, as its buzzword-description of "literate smut" was transmitted to adolescents everywhere through articles in Time, Newsweek and the Wall Street Journal. Maintained and edited by a young (unmarried) couple, the magazine premiers works by some semi-famous as well as not-famous-at-all authors, aiming to make readers think deeply about...
...against all discrimination. I am against discrimination on the basis of race, gender and sexual orientation. The place to deal with that is the 1964 Civil Rights Act, adding sexual orientation to the list of protected classes," he said...
Gore added that many gay advocates and civil rights leaders opposed Bradley's plan to open up the Civil Rights Act to possible alteration by Congressional Republicans...
Cady knows he's got a lot of work to do. A goal of his class, he says, is to help students make more informed decisions as they leave high school. "We're trying to help kids get their act together," says Cady. "We want to help them prepare for the next step in their lives." This includes not just college but also "alternative enrichment" options. At last week's open house, Cady told parents he thinks too many kids go to college for no particular reason, then drop out. He wants kids to know there are alternatives, such...