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...routine by his eventual successor, quoted in a biography of Escrivá. Escrivá emphasized that others should not emulate his ferocity. But numeraries are expected, although not compelled, to wear a cilice, a small chain with inward-pointing spikes, around the upper thigh for two hours each day, and to flail themselves briefly weekly, with a small rope whip called a discipline...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ways of Opus Dei | 4/16/2006 | See Source »

Present onstage throughout almost all of the play are a few key props: white chairs, white fences, and a lot of liquor. The characters chatter, confess, and flail freely about the confines of these props while also remaining under their influence. From the resigned and self-pitying Masha (Lillian Ritchie ’08) to the quietly desperate Paulina (Shannon Parvis), all the characters struggle within the stark physical boundaries provided. Only the successful Dr. Dorn (Paul P. Linden-Retek ’08) seems comfortable, a sign of his self-assured confidence...

Author: By J. samuel Abbott, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Despite Updates, ‘Seagull’ Soars | 11/14/2005 | See Source »

...playgrounds must be taken very seriously. The nation, once proud of its frontier individualism, has gradually adopted a no-risk mentality based on the belief that if anything bad happens, someone should be made to pay. But as damage awards lose any connection to actual damages and insurance companies flail around anxiously, that someone is turning out to be everyone. --By George J. Church. Reported by Anne Constable/Washington, B. Russell Leavitt/Atlanta and Michael Riley/Los Angeles

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Sorry, Your Policy Is Canceled | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

...dancers’ arms flail and their heads bop with their own style, their feet keep a common rhythm. The foot pattering is evocative of a rush hour sidewalk of a big city where individuals move at their own pace simultaneous to their roles as part of a larger group...

Author: By Cara B. Eisenpress, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ARTSMONDAY: Urban Takes Center Stage | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

...find you on a Saturday night: Probably trying to start dance parties at the Kong, the AD, or the Delphic basement…realizing defeat and finding consolation in a bag of M&M’s from Tommy’s Value…then a final flail around in Mather before hitting the sack...

Author: By FM Staff, | Title: Scoped | 4/14/2005 | See Source »

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