Word: plateful
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...among us has not mocked a mime? Those mordant, white-faced pierrots, especially of the Russian variety, are usually about as funny as Dostoevsky, as buoyant as Brezhnev. Even passionate Cirque fans - who love the company's acrobats and plate-spinners, its mix of traditional circus and modern theatrical sorcery - have wished that the clowns would be sent out, and the Mime Safety Board called in. Over the years, in seeming response to public disfavor, the Cirque brass has severely reduced the time given to clowns. They were prominent in early traveling shows like Saltimbanco and Alegria, then mere supporting...
...directly regulate greenhouse gases, which would represent the most far-reaching action in the agency's history. Jackson spoke with TIME's Bryan Walsh about the endangerment finding, balancing climate change action with Congress and why global warming isn't the only environmental issue on her plate...
...being honored as the Ivy League Player of the Week.But she wasn’t alone. Every starter had at least one hit, with the team combining for 43 on the weekend.“We’ve just been focusing on having quality at-bats at the plate, keeping our defense solid,” Bock said. “Our offense has really picked up—scoring 23 runs in a day is indicative of the kind of hitting we’re capable of, and we’re just going to keep that going...
According to baseball team lore (i.e. captain Harry Douglas), past debauchery has included digging up parts of the baseball diamond, including a herculean effort last season to uproot the deeply entrenched home plate of O'Donnell Field. Now, you may be wondering, as we are, how these actions make any sense. Haha we messed up Harvard's field, but wait, doesn't Dartmouth have to play there tomorrow and won't this be just as annoying for them? It appears that this question dawned on the current regime of "unidentified" vandals and prompted them to lash out in a much...
...only people with high self-control who slip up this way - and that can lead to real problems. In the real world, menus contain a lot more than just four options, and anyone confronted with a plate of greens may be tempted to plunge even deeper into the high-calorie, high-fat wasteland that lies beyond mere french fries and Oreos. What's more, vicarious goal fulfillment plays out in subtler ways too. People who are mindful about staying active and working out often notice that on days when they've gone to the gym, they're more inclined...