Word: paled
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...modern walkers, free from the uncertainty and food worries that plagued Caley, have time to revel in their surroundings. Giant red waratah blooms stand on thick stalks like sentinels beside dark pools. Slow slugs colored electric pink and pale green come out after the rain, when the rich brown, gold and silver-gray hues of wet bark glisten. Huge flowers adorn gnarled banksia trees so old they would have been sprouting when Caley passed by. Owls call to another in the dark, and the stars, which Caley thought he was seeing when he found glow-worms in Luminous Valley, glitter...
...then, there’s always the fact that even if Yale were able to defy all odds and climb that insurmountable last rung on the ladder of success, it would still pale in comparison to its Cantabrigian rival. Though sometimes it takes the fun out of competition, we Harvard students simply can’t help that preeminence comes naturally to us. And with an undefeated football team this year—not to mention the only undefeated team in Division I-AA—the prospects for losing with dignity look especially grim for our dogged visitors...
...seemed that these beer aficionados certainly know their stuff. Whether it comes to explaining the historical need fulfilled by India Pale Ales (IPA) or matching the proper glass to each brew, the board members are well-informed on all things beer. They even keep a “beer log” with ratings and comments on sampled brews...
...Anton Furst’s remarkable production design; there is nothing quite like the Gotham City he designed with Burton. Anchoring the magic is Jack Nicholson’s astonishing performance as The Joker. He has truly “danced with the devil in the pale moonlight,” a sight that must be seen to be believed. 7 p.m. at the Harvard Film Archive...
...attention that these small-scale elections have brought to IRV, determining the presidency through a ranked voting system would require considerable changes in how citizens and politicians view the act of voting, not to mention the passage of a constitutional amendment. But the cost of overcoming these barriers will pale next to the result: a system of voting that gives all citizens an equal and precise voice, and an election in which the president is elected by a true majority...