Word: flatnesses
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...gang; but—and I never thought I’d say this—the breakdance fight fails to amuse. As does the computerized bowling ball that systematically bounces through another gang in a “Fight Club”-esque garage. The video even falls flat when Fergie brushes back two members of another gang with her, erm, lady lumps. Perhaps that has something to do with the frenetic editing, which never allows you to focus on the interesting moments. After all, there is a reason that these commercials are usually only 30 seconds: much longer?...
...teams sailing in the New England Championships at Yale was finishing in the top three. And with a third-place performance, Harvard is indeed heading to the team racing national championships, held in the last weekend of May at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. Accustomed to the flat water of the Charles River, the Crimson had to adjust to the choppy conditions on the harbor at New Haven. But gaining experience in trying conditions will pay off at Nationals, where tricky winds and currents will certainly play a role. “We thought we sailed pretty well...
...lovable character who enthusiastically welcomes her into his world of wealth and privilege, respects her spelling prowess, and even develops a little crush on her.The plot is fairly predictable, but refreshingly realistic. Unlike the documentary “Spellbound,” most of the characters are not flat and have a broad range of experiences apart from the spelling bee. All the characters seem like people that you could find in any city. Palmer poignantly portrays the youthful awkwardness and apprehension associated with participation in these spelling contests. However, Dr. Larabee’s initial aloofness and tough coaching?...
...What it is referring to is the fact that Nigerians often "squeeze"- crumple - Naira notes to detect fakes. If a crumpled note thrown on a flat surface immediately starts to un-crumple it's the real deal. "Spraying" Naira is also common at birthdays, weddings and in the thousands of evangelical churches across the country. Generous guests or churchgoers peel off notes from wads of cash, tossing them towards a wedding couple or priest. Tradition dictates that these notes are not picked up until after the celebrations are over, so they are often stomped into the ground...
Down through the years the Russians balked at both control and inspection, all the while shouting piously for a flat ban on the use of the atomic weapons (which would have been easy to check in the goldfish-bowl U.S., but impossible to check in uninspected Russia). In November 1951, at the U.N. meeting in Paris, the U.S., France and Britain changed their proposals in the light of the growing importance of the A-bomb as a balance to Russia's land armies. The new proposal called for 1) a step-by-step scaling-down of atomic and conventional...