Word: sayed
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Taking risks focuses the mind. Such activities are bracing, to say the least, whether you are a BASE jumper, a surgeon performing a quadruple-bypass operation or an actor executing a sword fight onstage while spouting Shakespeare. Most of us don't have work that is this invigorating. Engaging in risky activities makes us feel alive. It also satisfies a curiosity about our abilities--and how we handle challenges. It can utterly focus your mind. There's nothing like it. TIM MOFFET Vail, Colo...
Black and Hispanic leaders acknowledge that the Gates billion is a big step that will address racial inequities in the math and sciences, but they say more has to be done to prepare students before they even apply. Too few minority high-school kids take science prerequisites, such as calculus and trigonometry, that colleges look for in applicants. Stonesifer does not disagree. "This certainly is not going to close the gap and solve all the problems," she admits, "but it will have a direct impact on 20,000 students...
...OVERHEARD:] "Frank said he'd read my article. He didn't say he liked it. He just said he'd read...
Supporters, including Roman Catholic bishops and right-to-lifers, say the bill would reduce demand for assisted suicide by making clear that doctors can treat pain aggressively without being overly scrutinized; moreover, physicians wouldn't be prosecuted if they accidentally killed with huge doses of drugs. But foes, including patient advocates, say it would be too hard to determine if a death caused by painkillers was intentional or not. So cops will pry into all cases. "If this bill is passed," says Dr. Nancy Crumpacker, a cancer specialist, "doctors will never again be able to treat suffering people without fear...
MORE TEEN TRIALS A new study by the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation reveals that besides the obvious issues of school and grades, girls ages 11 to 17 struggle most often with such social concerns as knowing how to say yes to a relationship without having to say yes to sex, as well as dealing with peer pressure, drugs and alcohol. Such conflicting pressures come from not only boyfriends and girlfriends but also movies, television and advertising. According to the AAUW, educators and parents need to address this problem seriously...