Word: plumbed
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...Sharon Stone! Rob Reiner!), and Thad's guest spot on Starwatch is hilariously embarrassing--he has to wear alien makeup and say things like "I believe ... we are being appropriated by the Vorbalidian System." But Wagner boldly goes beyond satire in The Chrysanthemum Palace. He finds surprising depths to plumb, even in the land of the superficial. The question that drives the book is, Can children ever escape the crushing gravitational fields of their parents? The answer, it turns out, is that sometimes even warp speed isn't fast enough. --By Lev Grossman
...produce any shape anyone wants to do," he says. "One is the ability to 'build' a building on the computer with programs that even factor in the dimension of time. We can see how components react to stress over the years, so that building doesn't go out of plumb." The second is that with computers, engineers and architects can also produce accurate three-dimensional designs, then a 3-D model, which is easier for subcontractors to follow accurately than the old two-dimensional blueprints or specs. "We give that to the fabricators, the steel erector, the exterior wall fa?...
...plays on slants and ins. Fitzpatrick has used the tight end sparingly by the goal line, throwing to senior Adam Jenkins and junior Jason O’Neill a combined 10 times on the season. Yale, however, has a deeper and more experienced receiving corps, with senior Ralph Plumb being Cowan’s number one target. Plumb has been starting for three seasons, and he has established himself as Cowan’s favorite receiver, catching 68 balls for 861 yards and five scores this season. Junior Chandler Henley, who has caught 44 balls, has been the big-play...
...absence of the departed senior pass-catchers, others have had to step up and fill larger roles, including senior Ralph Plumb and junior Chandler Henley. While Cowan has grown comfortable finding Plumb, developing a rhythm with Henley has been a struggle...
That said, providing the double coverage Plumb demands isn’t always a feasible option given the quality of the wide receiver lined up opposite...