Word: birthed
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...early Hawaii, it was custom to celebrate auspicious occasions with a feast. Whether the birth of a child or the completion of a new home or canoe, Hawaiians traditionally took time to honor their many Gods and to share their bounty with friends and family. So, in the spirit of luaus past, the Hawaiian community on the east coast converged, donning their best aloha attire (mo'u mo'u's, floral shirts, surf shorts) to leave behind mid-term studies and celebrate Hawaii's unique culture. Most of the students came from MIT, but the luau also lured students from...
Kathleen Willey's life has not been a simple one. In high school, Kathleen Matzuk became pregnant and was sent away to Ohio for the birth. The child was put up for adoption, and Kathleen returned to school, explaining her absence as the result of having been in a car crash. She married a medical student named Richard Dolsey, with whom she had a daughter, but the couple split in 1970. Three years later, Kathleen married Ed Willey, a real estate lawyer with whom she had a son. Around 1990, moved at least in part by the death...
Your report on the birth of babies from long-frozen embryos [SCIENCE, March 2] may lead readers to think that in-vitro-fertilization clinics are less than forthcoming to parents about the fate of unused embryos. In IVF clinics, all of a patient's embryos are accounted for. The truly pressing issue surrounding frozen embryos is abandonment. IVF clinics throughout the world often become the guardians of unclaimed frozen embryos because couples lose contact with the lab either by choice or by not supplying forwarding addresses. Clinics must then decide whether to destroy the embryos after a certain period...
Hush starts out as the love in Manhattan affair. Boy takes girl home to mother. Mother shows unnatural affection for son. Mother greets naked girlfriend of boy for the first time in boy's room. Mother manipulates birth control so that son can give her a grandchild. Mother pleads helpless to get the son to move back home so that she can be near him--and can off the offending new queen bee as soon as she delivers...
...serve and protect their men. Schaech's non-essential role in the movie is not a triumph for women everywhere--it's more of a slap in the face. Can women only shine in their protracted pursuit of the male species, courting their love even if they gave birth to them? Disturbing, to say the least...