Word: developed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...been fascinated by the juvenile hormone that is secreted by insects. At certain stages of an insect's life cycle, the hormone must be present to regulate growth and control the transformation from larva to pupa. At other times the hormone must be absent, or the insect will develop abnormally and never reach sexual maturity. If a sufficient dose is given to a mature female, it can make her sterile for life thus eliminating future generations. The trouble is that the hormone, synthesized in commercial quantities and sprayed across a field, could eliminate insects essential for pollination as well...
...duration of the visit the prisoner is allowed to put away his convict's uniform and wear his own clothes. Common law wives are not permitted so far, but the possibility is still under discussion. The intent of the program, explains Governor Ronald Reagan, is to "develop family strengths to sustain ex-inmates as they complete the transition from prison to a law-abiding society...
...clue to his intentions. Born in Philadelphia, he joined the Jesuits at the age of 17, earned a doctorate in philosophy from Fordham, and became a strong advocate of reform within the society. In 1957 he was named head of the Jesuits' Woodstock College, where he helped develop a brilliant staff of teaching theologians, which included the late Father John Courtney Murray. Three years ago, Sponga was named Maryland provincial, supervising 800 priests, lay brothers and seminarians...
Nonetheless, Africans outside the system see change as inevitable. One proposal is that countries should temporarily forsake universities, instead concentrate on building trade or vocational schools. Such an approach, while damaging to national pride, might well be the only way of producing the expertise necessary to develop an agrarian society. "We must rethink the value of education," concedes one Tanzanian official. "We may eventually find that mass liberal education is detrimental to the goals of our country...
...Movement is life, man you gotta keep ahead of The Man," the New Yorker repeated. "The Man has his weapons, we've got to develop our own, and mobile tactics is our best weapon...