Word: minis
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Tolstoyans plays out as a parallel to Leo's. Arriving at their woodsy compound, Valentin cheerfully observes that it's a beautiful day. "Yes, but we'll pay for it," says the grumpy Sergeyenko (Patrick Kennedy). Except for a carnal handywoman named Masha (Kerry Condon), who serves as a mini-Sofya to Valentin's mini-Leo, the Tolstoyans are too busy trying to adhere to their standards - vegetarianism, living off the land, practicing celibacy - to appreciate either a beautiful day or the fact that Tolstoy himself doesn't live up to them...
...such problem: residents in Japan became bothered by the mini-sonic booms created by the bullet train as it exited tunnels near residential areas. Benyus said that the solution was found by turning to a bird called the Kingfisher, which catches its prey by dive-bombing into bodies of water without creating a single ripple thanks to certain properties of its tapering beak. Design firm JR West solved the noise issue by adapting the nose of the train to mimic the Kingfisher’s beak, increasing the train’s speed by 10 percent and reducing energy consumption...
...young children. With that in mind, the producers of the competition have taken steps to let children be children - and slow their maturation into the scantily clad stars common in the adult version of Eurovision. This year's delegate handbook discouraged children from revealing their midriffs or wearing "mini-skirts or netted tights." And most national selection contests now require applicants and their parents to undergo psychological screening to make sure performing is the child's dream - and not the parents'. (Read: "Eurovision in Russia: Politics and Pop Music...
...government moved from Bonn in the 1990s. Birkenstocks have made way for handmade $400 Trippen boots "that express an individuality not found in the traditional mass market," as the Berlin company's founders, Angela Spieth and Michael Oehler, put it. Especially in parts of Mitte, there's been a mini-invasion of BMWs and Mercedes in smartly restored streets that just a few years ago were pockmarked legacies of communist-era neglect...
...Going Deep Inside Budget Cuts.” Long said that the ticket’s two priorities are “Revolution and then J-Term,” the latter bolstered by proposals such as sponsorship of student- and faculty-initiated “mini-courses” and promotion of expanded housing opportunities for arts groups...