Word: pleasants
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Then came the most pleasant surprises of the day. Freshman Alasdair McLean-Foreman edged out several competitors ranked ahead of him to win the 800-meter dash, and sophomore John Traugott placed just a half-second out of first place in the 1000-meter...
...wondering, the season prospectus for 2001 no longer lists linebacker as a vulnerability for the Crimson. Instead, Balestracci's superb performance last year is called "a pleasant surprise...
...tremendous reporter and a terrific interviewer," he says. "She has a no nonsense approach that makes her pleasant to watch on the tube...
...sustain interest in the club, leaders use every imaginable child enticement: colorful Jesus dolls, cheery songs and mountains of sugar. The Pleasant Gap session starts with a round of cookies. At another club nearby, kids who answer scriptural questions get pelted with candy fired out of a spring-loaded catapult. Children get $1 in fake money for coming and $2 for bringing a friend. Every few months, they can redeem the "money" for--guess what?--more candy...
Detractors are also afraid that young kids might confuse a club event with science class, concluding that school authorities vouch for both. Ashley, a Pleasant Gap fifth-grader who has attended Good News Clubs for four years, does not appear to realize that the club's warnings about damnation are not made by her public school. She says the club is led by "my teachers and members of my church." And in her case, as with some other clubs, she is not entirely wrong--one of the club leaders is also a full-time teacher's aide...