Word: anxious
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...stomping grounds in the Sulu archipelago and Basilan and moved onto the main southern island of Mindanao, the vast home turf of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (M.I.L.F.), the much larger separatist group engaged in on-again, off-again peace talks with the Philippine government. (See story.) Arroyo is anxious to get a peace deal with the M.I.L.F. to bring stability and development to Mindanao. M.I.L.F. chairman Al-Haj Murad Ebrahim says a deal is needed quickly before younger Muslims in the region succumb to the greater radicalism of Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiah, the regional network blamed...
...team from Kiribati is selling its [Olympic-souvenir] pins so they have enough money for daily living," whispers Chhetri, Bhutan's Olympic chief of mission, referring to the tiny South Pacific nation that is participating in its inaugural Games. Chhetri hands out two Olympic pins as a gift, anxious to show that Bhutan suffers no such difficulties...
Despite the turmoil earlier this summer which surrounded the programs he inherits, Farrar was anxious when reached last night to tackle the task of completing the women’s renaissance begun one season ago under Russell. More pressing, though, is the need to restore the men’s team to its 2001 level, which Farrar considers “without a doubt the most accomplished in the history of the program...
...thin, anxious publicist hurries over to the table. “Please don’t take those!” she yells at the kids, shooing them away. I suppose the tykes need a hand-up, not a hand-out—but would the loss of a few Dubble Bubbles be so traumatic for an event whose sole ostensible purpose is to help out needy children?! The poor kids were probably exhausted from singing and just wanted something tasty for the ride home. The incident says wonders about who really benefits from a, um, benefit...
...from weeks 12 to 22 of their pregnancies were more likely to have children who act out or are hyperactive as 8-and 9-year-olds. While maternal stress can trigger physiological events that might affect fetal development, the exact mechanism is not clear. Also uncertain is whether the anxious moms were themselves genetically predisposed to hyperactivity. Researchers hope that timely intervention might benefit both anxious mothers-to-be and their kids...