Word: arcing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Wars stuff is all about. He said that right now we can't protect ourselves from nuclear weapons, and that's why the President wants to build a Peace Shield." Chunky red missiles begin to rain down, but they harmlessly disintegrate (pop! pop!) when they hit a bluish , Crayola arc in the sky. Presto, the arc becomes a shimmering rainbow, and the frowning sun begins to smile...
...that Shenzhen is a brain drain on the rest of the country and aptly illustrates the "cultural pollution" they claim is emitted by the new reforms. To keep eager Chinese nonresidents out of the zone, the government has built a barbed-wire fence, complete with a patrol road and arc lamps, along Shenzhen's 53-mile border with Guangdong province...
...these children seemed raring to help shape the empire's future. To watch the original documentary (which accompanied 28 Up in its New York City premiere) is to be charmed into suspending awareness of the depressing trajectory of British life since then. The succeeding films follow that arc; they might be called 14 Perpendicular, 21 Tilt and 28 Down. Taken individually, the interviews have their flashes of cheer and wit. But in sum they suggest accommodation to life's dreary compromises at an age when one might hope for a lingering anarchic impudence. The 28-ers do not strut...
...Tigers raced down the floor and Wallace launched a desperation three from well beyond the arc. The shot splashed through the rim, and Princeton quickly fouled, sending Stehle to the line with four seconds left and the Crimson clinging to a 59-57 lead. Stehle would hit both to clinch the elusive victory for Harvard...
...nutrition classes also push the benefits of exercise). And even improved education and government restrictions such as the proposed European Union ban on junk food ads targeting children won't keep all kids from sometimes eating unhealthy food. At first glance, the playgrounds of St. Joan of Arc look filled with active, healthy and energetic kids. But on a recent day, a group of friends - hiding from the teachers in a far corner - could be seen scoffing down sweets and chocolates with guilty delight. "Balance is the key," says Agnès Lommez, coordinator for the school district's food...