Word: meagerness
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Although the technique yielded a relatively meager harvest of up to 300,000 sperm for each attempt (in contrast to 100 million or more in a natural ejaculation), the results were impressive. Of 14 pregnancies involving couples who wanted girls, the researchers report, 13 produced females. Says Fugger: "We're talking about increasing your chances of getting girls five- or sixfold." No formal report has yet been published on selecting a male baby, which, to the surprise of the scientists, was not the choice of most participants. But preliminary results suggest male selection will work 65% of the time...
...Mike Barnicle for similar (if somewhat less marked) fictional tendencies. Even Time and CNN got on the bandwagon. In a joint project, the two media giants (and veteran reporter Peter Arnett in particular) alleged that American troops used nerve gas in Laos in 1970 despite the report's meager sourcing and despite the strong objections of many who knew what actually happened...
...There's more than just the Veep's enviro-mania and the "gee, isn't it hot" factor at work here. Higher temperatures are cited as evidence of global warming, which equals a good reason for the Senate to pass the meager emissions-cut treaty hammered out -- with Gore's help -- at Kyoto. In more immediate terms, warmer weather also means more disease. The World Health Organization is already reporting a jump in the number of malaria cases, not to mention cholera and the deadly hantavirus. All the more reason for Gore to ride the El Nino bandwagon...
...Rocket), at her newly converted barn tucked away in a Los Angeles canyon. She has managed to turn her movie teams into cozy families as well: during the filming of Ever After, in an isolated village in France, she endeared herself to the crew by supplementing the set's meager craft-services table with fresh fruits and sandwiches. A strict vegetarian who objects to harming animals, Barrymore also believes in the spiritual power of auras, karma, energy fields and the like. Maybe that's why she has lately veered away from bad-girl roles and is looking for new projects...
Senior GM executives have been criticized for sidestepping hard choices, focusing instead on building the company's business in China and South America despite meager returns. Chairman Smith's disengaged leadership style of leaving most labor and marketing decisions to subordinates doesn't help either...