Word: pet
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...President Larry Summers' speech on gender disparities in January. In his first sentence, he said his goal was "provocation" (rarely a wise strategy at a diversity conference). He called for "rigorous and careful" thinking to explain the gender gap among top-tier tenured science professors. But he described his pet theory with something less than prudence. The most likely explanations, he said, are that 1) women are just not so interested as men in making the sacrifices required by high-powered jobs, 2) men may have more "intrinsic aptitude" for high-level science and 3) women may be victims...
...heartbreaking to watch Walls and her three siblings try. When her father takes her to the zoo, he has her reach into the cheetah's cage to pet it. One year, with no money for Christmas presents, he has her just pick out a star in the night sky: "We laughed about all the kids who ... got nothing for Christmas but a bunch of cheap plastic toys...
LEAVE SPOT ALONE Are extreme makeovers a form of animal cruelty? The mayor of West Hollywood, Calif., wants to ban tail docking, ear cropping and all other "noncurative" cosmetic pet surgeries...
...possibly make them smile? As your article pointed out, however, we cannot wait for enough friends or a lot of money to make us happy; we have an amazing capacity to set ourselves right. Peter Fischer Kloof, South Africa You should have included the pleasure of having a pet. We have so much to learn from animals. A beloved cat or dog is a constant joy, not only to families but also to the elderly and lonely. Along with my family and friends, my cats rank way up on my personal happiness list. Janet Parkhurst Cape Town Happiness...
Such beneficiaries of the dog’s daring deeds include Otis, a pet-store owner played by a ballad-crooning Dave Matthews, whose audience consists of parrots, rabbits, and the occasional goat. As the movie’s sole instrument for bringing in the teenage masses, Matthews’ character is, appropriately, depicted as the “magic man”, whose music eventually brings a wandering Winn-Dixie home...