Word: standings
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...There used to be as many as 15,000 people coming to these conventions and I would get up and not quite know what the next word would be, and then go from there. That was those early conventions, and then I began to get into a sort of stand-up routine. I'd change my act every six months or so, but I think everyone there had already heard them. And now apparently interest has revived as a result of the movie that J.J. Abrams made. This is the first convention I've been to in a long, long...
...military aid to Honduras and revoking the diplomatic visas of several officials. But U.S. conservatives have argued against more punitive steps, saying Zelaya was a menace who had to be taken down. The coup was launched as the leftist leader tried to push through a vote allowing Presidents to stand for a second term--an action seen as an effort to extend his power, as ally Chávez has done in Venezuela. The interim government has now charged the exiled Zelaya with crimes including treason for the attempt...
...doing - the couple explain that when they first started looking to become homeowners back in 2006, there was little they could afford. "Even a modest home was too much for us," says Jillian, recalling the go-go years of real estate, when a young family like hers didn't stand a chance of getting into the game...
...play, especially outside. If the issue is that low-income kids lose reading skills, communities would be better off implementing fun reading programs to keep kids growing. Childhood is a time of creativity and play. I'm not against education. I am completing my Ph.D. But I can't stand to think about my kids being behind their desks longer than they already are. Bethany Snyder, RESTON...
...There are virtually no sidewalks on which to stand and scream, too many people who wouldn't stop their SUVs even to read the signs, and a population demographic that, on the whole, just doesn’t give a damn...