Word: queenly
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...also worth remembering, now that everyone takes for granted the rightness of open landscape as a site for sculpture, that he did more than any other artist of his time to rekindle that idea and recover some of its archaic roots. Moore's King and Queen, 1952-53, gazing out over the stony ocean of Scottish moors, are the descendants not of 18th century garden sculpture but of something older, more vital and mysterious: the chthonic spirit of place embodied in the dolmens of Carnac or Stonehenge...
...dispute focuses on a piece of Alaska that extends 500 miles south along the British Columbia coast. Canadians deny U.S. claims that the strip's boundaries encompass some 300 sq. mi. of rich fishing grounds near British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands. In August, Joe Clark, Canada's Minister of External Affairs, rejected a request from Secretary of State George Shultz to negotiate the issue...
When Charles turned eight, the Queen decided totest out her theories of royal education and senthim to Hill House, a short drive from BuckinghamPalace. After two years at that school, QueenElizabeth decided to send her son to Cheam, a prepschool in Headley, a small village near Hampshire.Although Charles' schoolmates treated him like oneof them, even addressing him by his first name, itwas obvious that Charles was not one of them...
...first year at Cheam, thedistinction became more obvious. One day in thesummer of 1958, Charles was gathered with a few ofhis friends to watch his mother's broadcast at theCommonwealth Games held in Cardiff, Wales. Becauseshe was ill, the Queen sent her husband tointroduce a tape recorded message. At theconclusion, Queen Elizabeth announced that she wascreating her nine-year-old son Charles, Prince ofWales. Charles recalled in later life that he was"acutely embarrassed when it was announced...
Your Score: You receive 1 point for every A, 5 points for every B, 10 points for every C. Multiply the total by Princess Fergie's waistline, divided by Princess Margaret's weight, and subtract Queen Elizabeth's hat size. Stir fry over low heat, and serve chilled with white wine...