Word: chipping
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...centerpiece of Iraqi historical glory remains closed to the public. When it will reopen remains unknown. The larger stone pieces that never escaped the museum walls because of their weight remain in the shadows where they were left, some of them cracked from the failed efforts of looters to chip away chunks. But in one of the 27 halls, where intricately carved Sumerian wall panels depicting winged bulls beside kings were just too heavy to cart away, and where some repairs have been made to broken statues, the lucky visitor can catch a glimpse of the museum that once...
...second to last hole of the day led to huge cheers from those in attendance. “Jessica’s hole-in-one is emblematic of the whole tournament,” said Rhoads. “We holed a bunker shot, we had chip-ins, we had real long puts, and it’s just the way things went this weekend.”Following the impressive second round, in which Harvard’s team score of 288 was the lowest mark of the championships, the Crimson had built up a 10-stroke lead. History...
...flying kind. The Agency's Microsystems Technology Office is hard at work on HI-MEMS (Hybrid Insect Micro-Electro-Mechanical System), raising real insects filled with electronic circuitry, which could be guided using GPS technology to specific targets via electrical impulses sent to their muscles. These half-bug, half-chip creations - DARPA calls them "insect cyborgs" - would be ideal for surveillance missions, the agency says in a brief description on its website...
...consultant co-founded RecycleBank in 2004 with a simple idea: that people want to recycle, but they just need a little push. So Gonen decided to appeal to their pocketbooks. Here's how it works: every family on a garbage route is issued a special container with a computer chip. When garbage trucks pick up the recycling, they weigh the container and record how much each family is recycling by weight. The more you recycle, the more RecycleBank points you earn, which can be redeemed for offers at merchants like CVS/pharmacy. It's that easy. Since RecycleBank launched in Philadelphia...
...last one on the course and it came down to 18, and coach told me that I needed to make par and I happened to, and then we won by two,” Greg Shuman said. “I hit a good chip up there and left it at three of four feet and he told me that the next shot was pretty important and I made it.” Shore shot a 73 on day one and a 70 on day two and his total of 143 tied him for the best individual finish...