Word: weighted
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...nation must place proportionate weight on both the majority views that have comprised its historical past and the current changes that are catalyzing its future. The one thing that must not happen among immigrant generations is for pre-existing American values to assert superiority over foreign ones by sheer virtue of their predominance. Which values persist and which ones fade away should be recognized and questioned on their own grounds, not left to the realm of the inarticulate psychological subconscious...
...Blue Card will use a system similar to the Green Card's points scheme for skills and languages, with some weight given to family ties. For example, computer programmers who speak fluent English and already have family in Europe would be prioritized under the measure...
...it’s worth sticking it out through the less inspired moments of “Metamorphoses.” When Ovid gets to speak for himself, the weight disappears, and the show takes...
...thing we need is an anti-yoga article. Any form of exercise is better than nothing at all. Many people have found that not only does yoga offer great benefit to their health, it's one of the few forms of exercise they can enjoy and stick to. Running, weight-lifting and calisthenics are not for everyone. And while it's true that yoga alone does not improve cardiovascular health, many practitioners are trim and have increased strength, flexibility and reduced stress. It requires great strength and a little sweat to hold those asanas (poses). Rhonea Williams-Dillard, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
...University’s main recreational facility built in 1930. The first phase, in 2004, addressed primarily “programmatic” issues, Gibson said. In that renovation, the MAC added a glassed-in balcony, a spinning room, and doubled the size of the weight room, but no major structural work was undertaken. Only minor finish work remains before final inspections can take place and the facility can open its doors to students. “There’s still a fair amount of work to do, but there’s been an awful lot of work...