Word: cauldron
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...most accomplished” and “most iconic” university. In narrating the headline-grabbing endeavors of Harvardians past and present, she delicately impressed upon intimidated first-years the significance of their “excellence.” Cast into this “cauldron of creativity,” she argued, the class of 2011 will emerge ready to transform the world...
...trite, the hand-carved teak doors and almost accidental details of the havelis rarely disappoint. Before paints were mass produced, for example, Marwaris fermented their dyes from cow urine and plastered them onto walls while the mud was still wet. This deep mustard brown color, leached under the cauldron of the desert sun, is stunning...
...been warned - by no less a Liverpool soccer legend than Alan Hansen - about Anfield. "You are in for a night," he told me before Liverpool's home leg European Champions League semi-final clash with Chelsea on Tuesday, hinting at the intimidating cauldron created by the vocal passion of the home crowd. Perhaps someone should have told Arjen Robben: As Chelsea's wide man stepped up to take the first penalty kick of the shootout - after two games and extra time left the score at 1-1 - Anfield stadium was nearly lifted off its moorings by the roar pouring from...
Malik shone in drag as Dagmar, a stock “witch next door” character who brews a bubbling cauldron and cackles frequently. As Malik sang about his character’s “notion for a potion,” three giggling spirits floated around him, playing up the classic witch’s den scene repeatedly and effectively...
...While Pakistan and Afghanistan trade barbs over who is most responsible for the Taliban surge, it is clear is that without significant changes in both countries the region risks collapsing into another cauldron of violence like the one that helped foster al-Qaeda. "This is the main battle in the war on terrorism," says Abdullah Abdullah, Karzai's former Foreign minister. "Al-Qaeda lost its capital in Afghanistan, and they are creating a perception that they are getting it back. It is crucial for the U.S., for Afghanistan, for Pakistan and for the whole world that we prevent this from...