Word: marlies
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...would complain about a meander under snowcapped Hahn's Peak amid the golden aspens rustling in the early-autumn breeze? Work seems far away, but that morning's Zenesque classroom lessons are giving form to action. Double down on vanquishing the fear, arrogance and ignorance that can mar communication. Practice patience and a soft touch to elevate your horse's confidence in your judgment. Maintain a relaxed awareness of all around...
...NASA officials say similar space junk has probably followed previous shuttles home, unnoticed and unscrutinized. But on a mission whose departure was beset by a fuel cell malfunction, a lightning strike on the launch pad and an approaching hurricane, the delay caused by the debris threatened to mar what has otherwise been a successful mission. After a four-year delay following the destruction of Space Shuttle Columbia, astronauts have finally resumed the construction of the International Space Station, installing 35,000 pounds of solar arrays and trusses. Fourteen more missions are needed to finish the job by 2010, when...
...prove deadly.) The Environment Ministry is sending out boats armed with large nets to snare the jellyfish before they reach shallow water. And Spain is not the only country on the defensive: red warning flags have been hoisted on beaches in France, Sicily and along the Italian Riviera. Josep-María Gili, a marine biologist at the Institute of Ocean Science in Barcelona, attributes the surge in the jellyfish population to overfishing of its predators. But he has another explanation for why so many jellyfish are reaching the beach: global warming. "Less rain and higher temperatures have made...
...Snoopy’s doghouse, form colorful geometric patterns, which are only enhanced by the set’s dark backgrounds. There are serious flaws, including a pit band that drowns out much of the cast’s singing, but they are too few and too sporadic to mar the production. During intermission, while I asked a producer some questions about the arrangements, a member of the audience inquired why the cast and crew chose to stay at Harvard during the summer. After hearing their work was unpaid, she wondered if they got academic credit. But to both questions...
...Zhivago, complete with horse-drawn sleighs, ice skaters and illuminated spires. Arrive at yuletide and you get two Christmas celebrations?Dec. 25 and the Russian Orthodox version on Jan. 7. You can also congratulate yourself on having missed the excruciating queues, of a couple of hours or more, that mar a summertime visit to the famous State Hermitage Museum...