Word: frigidly
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Historic Moment "I was there." after days of traveling, sleepless nights and frigid temperatures, this is something I can say for the rest of my life [Feb. 2]. In these days of troubling economic news and fear of just about everything else, watching President Barack Obama take the oath of office reminded me of our ability to overcome fear, hate, prejudice and divisive ideologies. Although change will not happen overnight, we should all be reminded through this Inauguration that change can happen when we make the choice to commit to it. Joshua Phillips, Carbondale...
...Bridget Jones’s body double" and a jealous “Catherine Zeta-Jones,” with whom she was forced to do the Charleston. Throughout the festivities, the Texas native made it clear that she was less than thrilled by the frigid Cambridge weather. “Where was this an hour ago when it was ten degrees outside?” she said when asked to wear a fat suit during the roast. Before they presented her with the traditional golden Pudding Pot, Andersson and Compton required Zellweger to complete tasks including seducing...
...three months before the cup will be awarded. In a parade not unlike a bridal procession, Rosen sprinkled fresh rose petals throughout the dining hall—IM aficionados boisterously cheering and chanting behind him—after having baptized their 2007 trophy with frigid water from the Charles River. “Over the next three and a half months, every person has to do their duty,” Winthrop resident tutor Anthony Niblett said. “Otherwise, this cup will go to one of the [lesser] houses.” Though the Spring intramural season...
...acclaimed but anonymous service in the skies, Chesley B. Sullenberger III became a hero in a New York minute. On Jan. 15, the pilot, known as "Sully," safely guided all 155 passengers and crew aboard US Airways Flight 1549 to an emergency water landing in the city's frigid Hudson River. The Airbus A320's twin engines had apparently shut down after sucking in a flock of birds. New York Governor David Paterson hailed his exploits as the "miracle on the Hudson." But to those familiar with Sullenberger's background, his grace under pressure seemed less a miracle than...
...news helicopters were capturing compelling images of the jet partly submerged in the water and surrounded by rescue boats and commuter ferries. Numerous emergency vehicles could be seen on the New Jersey shore, responding to the incident. By 4 p.m., the plane had sunk into the frigid waters. MSNBC reported that the pilot had radioed air-traffic controllers shortly after takeoff to say that the plane had collided with a flock of geese. Losing altitude, the pilot reportedly opted for a water landing. A survivor told reporters that he was sitting next to the wing when the engine exploded...