Word: heard
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...book, you talk about the "inner primate." What's that? I first heard it from Gary Wilson, a teacher at the school. And he just means that we're really aware of hierarchy and rank. We don't like to be pushed around. On the flip side, we like to push around. Trainers have to really fight that urge because their relationship with their animals should always be cooperative. They're not trying to get them to do anything as a reflection of the trainer's ego or to just show that they're in charge. You really have...
...junior parents on issues ranging from the College’s new financial aid initiative to academic advising.Though most of the questions centered on the core initiatives of Faust’s nascent presidency, one query channeled frustration expressed by many undergraduates of late.“I have heard from my son and his friends that the food quality is going down,” one parent asked to laughter and scattered applause. “Is there anything you can do with discretionary funds from the presidential fund....They’re getting pasta every day. They can?...
...Nevertheless, the opposition's unprecedented showing on Saturday proved that their voices had been heard. In a brief statement on Saturday evening, Abdullah said that the poll results proved that democracy did work in Malaysia-and that defeat was part of the democratic process. But he quickly rejected any calls for his resignation. On Monday, he will meet with Malaysia's king to ask for permission to form a new federal government. But whether he will survive as party leader at UMNO?s convention later this year is still up in the air. He could even be ousted as Prime...
...alien fish article highlights the inherent contradiction in scientific journalism: science requires readers to be smart, while journalism assumes everyone is an idiot. As a result, scientific journalism removes the icky numbers (t-tests? Who has ever heard of a t-test?), waters down the “ginormous” words to second-grader speak, and adds a bit of flair. The razzle-dazzled glittered-up remains typically fall into one of two general forms. The first à la “alien fish” is a hackneyed comparison that links a scientific study to some...
...Country for Old Men” talk about the changes they’ve seen. Dunn also interviews the opposition—most notably a local lobbyist for Freeport, an international development company. Throughout the interview the man’s disgruntled twang is heard while the camera focuses on his hands doing something with ominously sharp and shiny instruments. Gradually the viewer realizes he is constructing and painting models of miniature bombs and battleships. Dunn’s shot of a flabby old man surrounded by his tiny instruments of mass destruction leaves no doubt as to where...