Word: sparkly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...single mother. In 2005 Roger Mahony, Los Angeles' Roman Catholic Cardinal, stirred immigrants' rights activists by vowing to disobey a congressional bill that, had it become law, could arguably have criminalized any kindness toward someone who turned out to be undocumented. The bill failed, but Mahony's words helped spark nationwide pro-immigrant demonstrations. Then last August, Elvira Arellano took sanctuary in a Chicago church rather than leave her 7-year-old son. (She is still there.) At this point, says NSM co-founder the Rev. Alexia Salvatierra, several activist Los Angeles clergy wondered, "We can't ignore this. What...
...Whether its running for office or serving, or being involved in any of the levels of government,” Shaheen said, “we hope something will spark students’ interests and they’ll decide that this is what they want to do with their lives...
...While globalization may have brought a new openness in talking about love and sex in India, such subjects still regularly spark controversy, especially when politicians get involved. In April, Hollywood actor Richard Gere outraged India's prudes by kissing Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty at an AIDS awareness rally. A month earlier, six states including Madhya Pradesh banned sex education in schools, after authorities said that pictures showing changes that occur during puberty were too graphic. And in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), some schools have recently banned public displays of affection between students...
...approach Yang may take, alongside Sue Decker, who joins him as second in command, is to push for Yahoo to partner with Microsoft or a leading social networking site like MySpace to help spark some new momentum. "He can be trusted to find Yahoo a great partner or acquirer to help the company get out of its present predicament," says Rohan...
...none of these is guaranteed, he admitted, and he warned of possible developments that could be a harbinger of failure. A "spectacular attack by al-Qaeda" could spark a wider spiral of violence that would be hard to extinguish, he said. "They have tried it before, and they will try it again." He also fears a significant increase in Iranian support for those fighting U.S. forces. Finally, he noted that the shaky government of Nouri al-Maliki could just implode...