Word: childe
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...summer as part of Washington’s overall effort to put art at every American’s fingertips. Although the concerts hosted under the White House Summer Music series weren’t exactly open to the public, each threw its doors open to a group of child musicians who cherished a chance to learn from the best. They got free advice, and the rest of the country got a free sample of national art forms like jazz and country music (by way of television news coverage...
...Shanghai Easing the One-Child Policy? Reports surfaced in international media that in an effort to respond to the rapid graying of the workforce, some couples in China's most populous city would be encouraged to have two kids. Shanghai officials denied any policy shift, but rumors persist that Beijing might be rethinking its controversial population-control policy...
...mother in me, or the experience I've had with small children and unruly teenagers and people who are demanding attention: don't give it to them.' HILLARY CLINTON, U.S. Secretary of State, likening North Korea's refusal to halt its nuclear activities to the behavior of a disobedient child...
...conception of the psyche is more complicated. As a child, he gained a reputation for his skill at untangling knots of wires. He thinks of his mind as another knot in need of continuous untangling. He aspires to help others achieve mental order by becoming a psychologist. Already, he is working to make people healthier. As a peer sex educator employed by Henry Street, he journeys around New York City to give workshops on HIV/AIDS. He takes his job seriously. When I remarked that his workshops might save a life, he replied quickly: "Probably more." (His message, he said, would...
...fact, a Chinese curse, given China's enabling role in our present predicament it ought to be. Since the fall of 2007, 35% of the value of publicly traded companies has evaporated, along with $3 trillion worth of home equity - $10,000 per American man, woman and child - and five million jobs. Iconic businesses and whole industries are variously dead and dying...