Word: recessiveness
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...pets and battery-operated cars," which "don't leave much to the imagination." (But didn't the toy truck seem outrageously modern to a Victorian who grew up playing with wood blocks and marbles?) Similarly, in its journal this month, the American Academy of Pediatrics protests the ebb of recess, arguing that "undirected play allows children to learn how to work in groups, to share, to negotiate, to resolve conflicts ..." But most schools--at least 70%--haven't cut recess. And according to the University of Maryland's Sandra Hofferth, who has studied children's time use, while noncomputer playtime...
Kessler’s most recent outing, in the Crimson’s stinging 4-1 defeat at the hands of archrival Dartmouth just prior to the winter recess, 20 days before the Princeton clash, was also on her mind as she took the ice on Friday. Kessler suffered the first loss of her collegiate career against the Big Green, and was decisively outplayed by fellow freshman netminder Carli Clemis...
...secretly thinking about their next break, as the workload has become heavier since last session. Reid has said senators will be expected for votes five days a week - an unheard-of time commitment under G.O.P. rule. And under Reid's new schedule, Congress won't even get its first recess for seven weeks...
...their trip had been canceled. This October, the program—funded by the full-funding Netivot Fellowship—sought out a new round of applicants for the upcoming “Winter Journey.” Because of the short duration of Harvard’s winter recess, the trip was shortened one week, according to Simon. Two out of the 28 participants selected for the program were not Jewish by heritage. Students from other schools, including Barnard College and Wellesley College, were also accepted for the trip. “I am fascinated...
...Even without Senate confirmation, Bush could have put Bolton's name up for a new recess appointment when his current one expires in early January, but Bolton would have been prohibited by law from drawing a salary. More important, such an attempt by the White House to again override the Senate by sending Bolton back to the U.N. risked infuriating Democrats and undermining Bush's professed intention to seek consensus and political compromise...