Word: controllers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...again challenged India's political conservatives. Unlike Fire, which directly criticizes India's societal hypocrisy, Earth shifts a fair amount of the blame onto the ignorance of the paternalistic British imperialists, who ended up causing one of the 20th century's bloodiest ethnic wars in their attempt to control the fate of the Indian people and their government. Before the partition takes place, Lenny, despite being forced by polio to wear a leg brace, enjoys a happy childhood playing under the care of her nanny Shanta (Nandita Das). Shanta is a beautiful young Hindu woman who attracts suitors from...
...sassy sidekick, Jimmy (Leon) are drawn to the clichd, sleepy town of Gallup, Texas by, surprise, surprise... a string of "strange" bat attacks! Casper's role in the investigation apparently consists of identifying a bat tooth found in one of the bodies. According to the Centers for Disease Control official who recruits Kasper they need her because she is "the best." Just what is she the best at? Well, apparently at delivering a series of scientific platitudes in a loud voice without once changing her facial expression...
...think we match up pretty well," said sophomore forward Colleen Moore. "We're in control of our destiny, as our coach likes to say. Hopefully we'll win, but even if we tie, we're still one point ahead of them...
Rodney Pratt, head coach of the B.U. men's heavyweight crew, comments on his program saying, "Being a coach, you realize you're not in control of everything--it's all an illusion. I would like to beat everybody but I don't think we have a chance to beat the national teams with such a young boat." Pratt is racing a championship eight and four and some club boats, and is unsure about the preparation of his boat. Captain Rob Rogers is excited to have "big guys this year" because last year they had four lightweights in the boat...
...declare a definitive link. Meanwhile, though, if you have a massive wardrobe to keep clean and wide swaths of lawn to maintain, it might be worthwhile to explore less toxic options, such as eco-friendlier Perry Process dry cleaning and some of the more organic methods of grass control that are available...