Word: bringing
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...thousands of unionized workers marching through the streets of Pretoria under the wary eye of police in armored vehicles, waving their fists and chanting their defiance in the face of an unyielding regime. This time, however, the ruling party is the African National Congress, which those same workers helped bring to power ?- and the protest signifies the end of the post-apartheid honeymoon between socialist-inclined big labor and their market-oriented allies in government. After seven months of bitter negotiations, the two sides have failed to agree on a wage increase for public-sector employees, and the unions...
These discoveries not only further confirm that multiple hominid species are the rule but also bring us much closer to understanding the ultimate mysteries of human evolution: What were the changes that led to modern humans? When did these changes take place, and why? And perhaps most intriguing, will we continue to evolve, or has Homo sapiens (wise man) made evolution obsolete...
...Ninkovich, founder of Reunion Research, reminded me that at a reunion, we are participating in the ongoing story of our family. Bring scrapbooks, letters and photo albums to share, as well as old uniforms or artifacts used by ancestors. Take lots of pictures, and talk to everyone you can, especially those distant relations on the shady side of the family tree. At a minimum, you'll have something to gossip about later. But be on your best behavior, because they're sure to gossip about...
...criteria. After winning the lawsuit brought by the woman scoutmaster in 1987, the group eventually altered its rules and allowed women to become scoutmasters. But even as New Jersey ordered Dale to be reinstated, the group shows no sign of compromise over gays. Scout lawyer Davidson says he will bring the battle to a new arena: the U.S. Supreme Court. "This ruling unconstitutionally infringes on the rights of the Boy Scouts of America," says Davidson. "It's sad when the state dictates to parents what role models they must provide their children...
...very open to new ideas, scolds the CD-ROM's sarcastic, British-accented narrator. To fix that, he takes you through a series of playful exercises to make you more experimental, proactive, empowered...You get the idea. In one exercise, you're asked how a cucumber might bring world peace. Ridiculous? Well, "sometimes you have to contemplate the crazy to come up with a really buzzy idea," says the narrator. Even if you decide that Mind Gym is just a game, it's an engaging little game--and that's the idea...