Word: brainchild
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...seven-day span in February that included the Feb. 7 birthday of abolitionist Frederick Douglass and the Feb. 12 birthday of Abraham Lincoln. A half-century later, as Woodson’s invention gained popularity, the week evolved into a full month. But last December, Woodson’s brainchild weathered criticism from actor Morgan Freeman, who suggested that Black History Month should be abolished. “I don’t want a Black History Month. Black history is American history,” Freeman told CBS’ “60 Minutes...
Charm School is the brainchild of the former dean of undergraduate affairs, Travis R. Merritt, who passed away last fall. “He saw it as a need that all college students could use etiquette lessons,” said Charm School co-coordinator Linda D. Noel, who is assistant director for student activities...
...plan, which aims to blanket the city with wireless internet access free of charge, is the brainchild of Cambridge Director of Information Technology Mary Hart, and City Council members Henrietta Davis and Michael Sullivan...
...background of this play is an international concordat, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) of 1968. Despite banning further military atomic programs, a nowadays controversial article allowed for “peaceful uses” of nuclear technology. To many analysts’ concern, this Cold War brainchild has no way to differentiate responsible states from tyrannical failed ones. This year’s recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize is the United Nations (UN)-watchdog association that struggles to keep the treaty on stage, regardless of the loopholes...
...better rounded. InstaPundit contains the musings of University of Tennessee law professor Glenn Reynolds on war, politics, media, blogging, and technology. The Daily Kos, famous for its role in the Dean Campaign, is a liberal-leaning political blog, as is the group blog The Huffington Post, brainchild of former California gubernatorial candidate Arianna Huffington. The trouble is that certain issues tend to get magnified by this bunch, and others suppressed. One minor but standout example was pointed out in frustration this past October by Ethan Zuckerman, a fellow at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for the Internet...