Word: mannerly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hiring of strippers, and the behavior which reportedly accompanied their acts, are exercises that portray people as objects in a degrading, dehumanizing and tasteless manner," the letter reads...
Attracting much attention from the exhibitgoers, was the "disappearing devil fan." A large replica is on display for people to try and figure out. Designed to rotate in a limited manner, the puzzle is created by fastening two concentric circles together. The idea is that when the puzzle is in its original position, you can count 13 devils. But when you rotate one of the circles just a little bit, one of the devils disappears...
...find a way to drink the liquid from the vessel assigned to you without making a complete fool of yourself. Sounds simple, until you notice the holes in the sides of the cup near the lip of the vessel, making it impossible to drink in a normal manner...
...Huntington returned to South Africa during Harvard's summer break. No doubt he was gratified to discover how much influence his earlier paper had had. According to a South African political scientist, the "profound manner in which Huntington's address to the Political Science Association of South Africa prescribed or reflected state strategy is clear in the light of subsequent events." (4) Huntington's reform strategy quite definitely informed the South African government's efforts. His 1981 paper helped provide the intellectual justification for, and is cited extensively in, proposals for the 1984 constitution, cornerstone of State President P.W. Botha...
...robot's head also has room for a video camera. Bongiorno said robots with cameras have been used in a few cases to interview sexually exploited children who refused to discuss their experiences with adults. However, he said only Alaskan courts have admitted evidence gained in this manner...