Word: connections
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...researchers studied two large families, one in Utah and the other in New York, both carrying the same genetic mutation. It was a true "Aha!" moment, says Neklason, when she linked the two families to a common ancestor. "I tried to connect them years ago anticipating that they would come together in the 1700s," she says. "I was amazed that they went further back, and thrilled with the impact of this finding." There is a 15-generation span between George Fry and his wife and the Fry ancestors today...
...defining moment in his campaign, and not just because he got a slogan out of it," says Robert Tinsley, 54, a white attorney who was at the meeting where Childs, 59, started the chant. "He was mesmerized by the enthusiasm he received, and I think it helped him connect better with the Southern black voter." Tinsley is leaning toward Obama but is still considering Clinton and Edwards because Obama can be "a little vague...
...mothers are flooded with the stuff during labor and nursing--one reason they connect so ferociously to their babies before they know them as anything more than a squirmy body and a hungry mouth. Live-in fathers whose partners are pregnant experience elevated oxytocin too, a good thing if they're going to stick around through months of gestation and years of child-rearing. So powerful is oxytocin that a stranger who merely walks into its line of fire can suddenly seem appealing...
...visit as a presidential candidate, the ex-mayor recently spoke at the El Rey Jesus Church in Miami. Giuliani addressed the congregation, quoting Scripture. Calling his presidential bid a "test of faith," he invoked Joshua 10: 25: "Fear not, be strong, and of good courage." Giuliani also tried to connect spiritually, insisting "I am not coming here to ask for your vote ... I am asking for your prayers." With a new poll showing the onetime GOP front runner in a four-way tie with Mike Huckabee, John McCain and Mitt Romney in Florida, he'll need both...
...mothers are flooded with the stuff during labor and nursing-one reason they connect so ferociously to their babies before they know them as anything more than a squirmy body and a hungry mouth. Live-in fathers whose partners are pregnant experience elevated oxytocin too, a good thing if they're going to stick around through months of gestation and years of child-rearing. So powerful is oxytocin that a stranger who merely walks into its line of fire can suddenly seem appealing...