Word: singings
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...Sing.'s Renaissance...
...happen?ever-practical Hong Kongers didn't want to elect a combative legislature that was sure to invite a crackdown from Beijing. But these days, the people are watching what the politicians say and get mighty angry if they don't like what they hear. dab chairman Tsang Yok-sing made a blunder two weeks ago by saying the protesters had been "misled" into taking to the streets. As political rhetoric goes, that hardly seemed inflammatory. But to an individualistic population that is not easily led?and whose core beef was misleadership on the part of Tung...
...laudable goal, and it's why I remain at least a tepid supporter of affirmative action. But let's stop using this notion of diversity to sidestep the real issue. Colleges don't want more minority students so we can all hold hands and sing It's a Small World. Why can't we just say what the real goal is: the creation of a multiethnic elite. I think young minorities can help form that elite. But I want to join that elite and be expected to deliver the "unique experience" of my whole life rather than an assumed experience...
They really did it good! They just called up for tickets to come to the show, and we said, "No, no, you gotta sing...
...note and become aware of strengths, so that when they get into problems down the road, they don't start thinking they married the wrong person," says Harriet McManus, who with her husband Mike runs a nonprofit group called Marriage Savers based in suburban Washington. Couples like the Ruffners sing their mentors' praises. Says Andy: "If anything, the experience just reaffirmed all the reasons why I wanted to marry Kaet." --By Paige Bowers