Word: particular
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...what irregularities pop out. We're doing new background checks, in a deeper way, on a more continual basis. We're cutting off pre-game information for the referees, once they go into the locker room. We're in the process of setting up hotlines to receive particular types of information. And we're looking into a greater group of activities, some of which I would rather not publicize, but really go to insuring our game against betting irregularities...
...stance on reproductive policy has been criticized for its absolute ban on condoms, even in its missionary work with AIDS victims. The mother of three insists that she's a committed feminist, "If you let me define the term." She says she is focused on issues that are "of particular interest to women and that wouldn't be heard if women didn't draw attention to them." She says that two of her biggest concerns are finding solutions for working mothers and worldwide poverty, which "has a feminine face...
...philosophy is well represented in the new budget by a proposal to give out grants of $5,000 to elementary schools that design their own curricula. In addition to encouraging creativity and diversity in education, these grants would encourage principals to shape their curriculum to the needs of their particular students, thus keeping control over education at the local level where it belongs. We can only hope such grants are successful and a similar idea is someday applied in high and junior high schools. That being said, the new proposal still unfortunately encourages principles to be guided by state educational...
...Fress—the University of Colorado at Boulder’s online news source—calling readers to attack the souls of Asians and threatening to hogtie Asian students in his apartment. The content of this column was obviously appalling. Although made in jest, threats against a particular ethnic group are never funny. But more curious is this: How can a column like this, entitled, “If it’s war the Asians want…” get published in a college weekly? [See correction below...
...Google fire service allows people to avoid accident sites by tuning electronic devices to automatic updates from the city's RSS news feed, says fire captain Dean Ford. Eventually, Nanaimo plans to equip its grass-cutting machines with GPS devices, so residents piqued by the apparent shabbiness of a particular park or grass verge can use Google to find out when last it was groomed by the city's gardening staff. And the city's cemeteries will soon be mapped to allow internet users to find out who is buried in each plot, says Kristensen. A new multimillion-dollar conference...