Word: lightness
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...just felt that this subject is very little understood by the society in general and the present discussion was shedding heat rather than light,” he added...
What's more, the air-conditioned arena, which lets in natural light through its retractable roof made of woven polyester reinforced with Teflon, also restores a home-field advantage lost to the desert heat. Because of the climate, the Cardinals haven't had a home opener in the open-air Sun Devil Stadium at Arizona State University in Tempe since they moved from St. Louis in 1988. And when they played at home, the 73,000-seat stadium was often half empty. Now, with the eight home games sold out for 2006, "all that positive energy gives our guys...
...statement released Tuesday evening, the school said it is currently reviewing the security arrangements for the visit in light of the governor’s decision. The event will go forth as planned, the statement said, adding “safety will remain a paramount concern...
...What else boosts math scores? Well, don't laugh, but teaching on a whiteboard with dry-erase markers is better than blackboards with chalk. Students can simply see better. Another study showed that humming fluorescent lights are particularly hard on students - they make gifted students test "ungifted." And light blue paint on the walls of a kindergarten lowered misbehavior...
...Recent months have also seen a tightening of control over religious affairs, an area where Beijing had previously wielded a relatively light touch. In early July, respected preacher and religious activist Zhang Rongliang was jailed for seven and a half years on a pointedly non-religious charge: forging a passport. Later the same month, 82-year-old underground Catholic bishop Yao Liang was arrested along with another priest, according to Catholic activists. And on July 29 the resort city of Hangzhou was the site of what some witnesses call the biggest confrontation between security forces and Christians, a bloody clash...