Word: dragone
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...Minus the trappings of wealth, privilege and power, Skull and Bones could be a laughably juvenile club for Dungeons-and-Dragon geeks. But its rumored alumni have made up a disproportionately large percentage of the world's most powerful leaders. (One historian has likened the society's powers to that of an "international mafia," for as another writer put it, "the mafia is, after all, the most secret of societies.") Bonesmen have, at one time, controlled the fortunes of the Carnegie, Rockefeller and Ford families, as well as posts in the Central Intelligance Agency, the American Psychological Association, the Council...
...nearest Imax. Because once they're settled in and have put on the WALL-E glasses, the film has enough charms to completely seduce them. These include 6-ft. garden eels who plant themselves en masse in the sea bottom like a field of slithery reeds, the leafy sea dragon, an animal so peculiar-looking E.T. would feel bad for it, and several sequences of steamy cuttlefish mating. (A child in the screening I attended asked if "that's why they were called cuddle-fish...
With books tucked neatly on the shelves and a comfy purple-dragon rug in a back-corner nook, the library at San Diego's Willard B. Hage Elementary School is the perfect place for children to fall in love with reading. Since the start of the school year, however, the library has been off-limits to students, who get to go there only when (already overworked) teachers can escort them and handle the record-keeping. "With all of the cutbacks we've had in the last few years, the district can't pay for someone to help check out books...
...intricacy of their songs and the range of their vocal expression, regardless of the subject matter of their lyrics, better than their guitar bass and drums alone could do. Simple keyboard lines mirror the vocals, swiftly changing from more fluid melodies during the soothing croons of “Dragon de Glace” to the blaring staccato and raspy French interspersed throughout “Porte Disparu.” Many praises aside, “Labyrinthes” may not always be the most engaging album. However this does not diminish the band’s accomplishment...
...Palestra.Caputo earned six points for Harvard, as his opponent suffered disqualification while trailing 5-1. Peppelman and O’Connor rounded out the scoring with 8-4 and 4-1 decisions respectively.O’Connor’s narrow win over No. 18 Matt Dragon not only sparked an impressive day for the junior grappler, but also served as a reminder that he remains one of the nation’s top competitors. O’Connor was the only Crimson wrestler to defeat a ranked opponent on the weekend.Despite the stellar performances of both captains and Peppelman...