Word: pear
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...Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR) laboratory, the existence of psychokinesis, the ability to move physical objects solely through psychic power—think X-Men’s Jean Grey—and telepathy, the ability to read minds—think Miss Cleo or Professor X—are being tested with intense scientific rigor. Through the work of PEAR, notions of “mind over matter” and psychic communication that were once solely the stuff of science fiction and 1-900 numbers increasingly appear to be grounded in reality...
Still, not all hunts on preserves provoke an outcry. Many ranch owners keep exotic animals out of their collections or conduct hunts on grounds that give prey a sporting chance. The Selah Ranch in Austin, Texas, is a 5,500-acre spread covered by Spanish dagger and prickly pear, often with no sign of the elusive animals that live there. "There are a lot of exotic animals on this place that die of old age," says Mike Gardner, owner of San Miguel Hunting Ranches, which runs Selah...
...government cut off aid to the village in 1994, and its inhabitants now survive through tourism and farming. The crisp mountain climate is ideal for growing choice-grade oolong tea, and dozens of Chinese teahouses along the main road serve it up sweet and steaming. There are also strawberry, pear and corn plantations, not to mention a thriving industry in illicit firewater distilled from local fruit and grains...
...Scotland has finally identified the enzyme that makes those who carry weight around their waists—the so-called “apple-shaped” — more susceptible to obesity-related illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes than their hip-weighted, “pear-shaped” counterparts, according to a report in Friday’s issue of Science...
Monsters, Inc., the latest enchantment from the Pixar computer animators (the Toy Story films, A Bug's Life), is the story of Sulley, his pear-shaped, Cyclopsian trainer Mike (Billy Crystal) and a little girl--Sulley calls her Boo, she calls him Kitty--who threatens to wreck their world by infecting it with, yick!, humanity. It makes for a lovely lesson in the perils of surrogate parenting...