Word: baring
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...ancient rites. Near the village of Guava, high in the mountains of central Bougainville, they gathered on a plateau. After a procession of traditional dancers swaying to the music of pan pipes, marching militia and strutting chiefs, two men mounted a stage in the center of the clearing. Bare-chested, in a floral head-dress, grass skirt and neatly cleaned tan boots was Francis Ona, leader of the region's independence fighters; alongside him stood one of Papua New Guinea's most wanted conmen, Noah Musingku...
...more to the Mayan temples of his youthful travels. Their $A6 million colonnade, due to open late next year, has been inspired by the Court of a Thousand Columns at Yucatan. In the meantime, we have the modest and lovely Utzon Room, which reveals his original vaulted ceiling, the bare bones of his genius. The room has also been designed to be viewed from outside, and at night Utzon's 14-m tapestry, inspired by Bach's Hamburg Symphonies, reads like a bejewelled sheet of music. It might not be the climax audiences were after; for this, they must wait...
...Everyone has different tastes,” she said, leaning over a bare countertop by the espresso machine. “I’m from Spain. I have a different idea of coffee houses...
...face and appearing horrified was funny time and time again. As the snooty, overbearing hotel manager who must have thrown his guests out of the hotel more than fifteen times, Duke performed with a panache which made his characterization inevitably charming. Two valiant cast members were brave enough to bare more than the rest for their roles—freshman Peter T. McGuire ’08 and Smith each attacked their duties with confident professionalism. McGuire conveys the character of a moody, jealous spouse with vigor and a sense of authenticity, while Smith was audacious and collected...
Bring up Mather House, and the usual response probably isn’t “fluorescent wonderland”—neon pink and bright orange do not predominate in its bare, concrete-covered hallways and common areas...