Word: inherited
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...present prosperity. Of all the recent social changes, none is more remarkable than the liberation of Iraqi women. Today they constitute one-third of the country's professional class and 26% of its industrial work force. Unlike their sisters in many other Arab states, they can own land, inherit property and, if divorced, receive alimony...
...near sensitive nerve endings, they can be extremely painful. No one is quite sure just what starts the swelling, but heredity seems to play an important role. Says Dr. Norman Nigro, chief of colon and rectal surgery at Detroit's Wayne State University: "Hemorrhoids run in families. People inherit veins that are apt to become dilated." Habit may also be a factor, including the "bathroom as library" syndrome. Explains Los Angeles Proctologist Michael Freilich: "We were not meant to sit on toilets, we were meant to squat in the field." The American diet is also a culprit. Heavy...
Along with City Opera's problems, however, Sills will inherit a healthy, adventurous tradition. Under Rudel, the company staged early operas like Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea and such rarities as Janacek's The Mahropou-los Affair and Rimsky-Korsakov's Le Coq d 'Or. It has nurtured young singers, mostly American?including, on their way up. Sills, Sherrill Milnes, Donald Gramm and Placido Domingo. "Rudel did interesting operas and developed interesting singers," says Anthony Bliss, executive director of the Met. "It is no mean achievement...
...Brooks, who is an impassioned Muppet fan, says that "the message they telegraph is The meek shall inherit the earth.' " Mostly this is true. Kermit is meek; he is thankful for each day during which the sky does not fall. Gonzo is meek, and Rowlf tinkles the ivories with a dogged smile. Fozzie Bear is a Teddy. Except for Animal, who wrestles alligators when he is let off his chain, the only alarming character in Muppet society is Miss Piggy, she of the iron fists in the lavender gloves. "She wants everyone to treat her like a lady...
...Instead, the most likely occurrence will be the eventual removal of Smith by the guerrilla forces, followed by a civil war with different black groups pulling and tugging at Rhodesia until little is left. And that can only be bad news for the six million Africans who hope to inherit an independent Zimbabwe...