Word: preciousness
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...plagued by pursuing myriad, at times conflicting, causes, the United Front has avoided these problems and is pushing a clear message. Students should make every effort to attend this protest thereby sending a powerful message to Harvard—and the rest of the world. Skip breakfast, lose a precious hour of sleep, and do something that will make a difference. The more people who show up today, the more powerful the statement will be. Make the Harvard Corporation notice students’ passion about divestment...
Sure, sure, you're hopelessly, helplessly in love with your iPod. That doesn't mean your precious doesn't have pimples. What about iPod's notorious lack of endurance between recharges, the sealed case that means you may have to scrap the thing if the internal battery dies, and the proprietary digital-music format that joins you at the hip to Apple's iTunes online store? Apple may hold more than 60% of the market for hard drive--based digital-music players, but even iPod devotees may have wandering eyes--and competitors are crying "Pick me!" by delivering fetching...
...most fundamental limitation to life in the desert is water, and no matter how sensitively houses are located aboveground, everyone is still drawing from the same precious supply of groundwater. In the long term, overuse of groundwater means slow death for desert plants, whose roots are unable to reach down far enough to sustain them. When plants die, animals run out of food and shelter--a process that is often noticed only after it's too late...
...Without a strong support network of female peers, women in the sciences can struggle. Though some have found mentors, the hierarchical structure of Japanese academic-research teams often denies women precious tenure-track positions. A 2002 survey at the University of Tokyo, Japan's Harvard, revealed that only 4.7% of its teaching staff were female. Gender discrimination is prohibited under Japanese law. But prominent female scientists say there is a tacit prejudice against women. A bioinformatics professor, Mitiko Go says that many professors will choose a man over an equally qualified woman, believing that a woman will quit as soon...
...misses the central moral message. The consensus goal should not be to reduce the number of abortions but to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies. The sanctity of human life is best upheld when we make sure life is not created carelessly. Precisely because life and parenthood are so precious, we must ensure that no woman is coerced into carrying a pregnancy to term. We suggest working for a world in which abortion is safe, legal, accessible--and rare...