Word: marvell
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...knowledge, a ball signifying the earth, a chakra or disc symbolizing power and a conch betokening water and the origins of existence--are the embodiment of serene control. Yet there is immense physical energy contained in some Khmer pieces, like the 10th century pediment from Banteay Srei, a marvel of crisp carving and design in which the epic hero Bhima is seen leaping into the air to strike down his enemy...
...author follows his characters with care and a measure of affection, and so does the reader. Lennon does not condescend, or marvel at what fools these mortals be. He lets the single survivor of the crash, an old Italian storekeeper named Bernardo, reunite with his American son after a period of walking around dazed and frightened. But what his narration says is roughly this: Most lives are tolerable but fairly dull, a bit confused, and very unlikely to change. Glorious messenger does not come riding, alas. Or so Lennon sees things now. He is quite convincing, and probably right...
...officially the planet's oldest human being, at her retirement home in the southern French town of Arles. Born on February 21, 1875, she knew Vincent Van Gogh as a girl and was already in her 40's at the time of World War I. A genetic marvel who outlived her only child and grandchild, Calment was riding her bicycle around town well into her 11th decade. She became the subject of considerable media attention two years ago around the time of her 120's birthday, releasing a "rap" record and charming reporters at a lavish birthday party with...
ECONOMIC BACKDROP Japan served as a marvel of industrial planning gone right. Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry kept the cost of capital low and directed resources to export sectors such as autos and consumer electronics, at the same time fiercely protecting the home market from foreign competition...
...1960s. He opposed the death penalty, defended abortion rights, and consistently championed people whose rights he feared would otherwise be forgotten. When Brennan died of natural causes Thursday after living all but nine of this century's years, from opponents and admirers alike there was little but marvel at the career of one of the most brilliant and influential justices in America's history. But seemingly foremost among the characteristics his colleagues recalled was the formidable legal mind who was utterly lovable. "I was not what might be called a Brennan liberal," Justice David H. Souter, who replaced Brennan, recalled...