Word: shoulders
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...play dice with the universe," McManus writes, "but serious gamblers...prefer no-limit Texas hold'em," a particularly hard-boiled poker variant. McManus gives the reader a riveting over-the-shoulder view of the hand-by-hand action as he scours his opponents' poker faces for "tells"--nervous tics that betray their true emotions--while betting his next mortgage payment on the turn of a little cardboard rectangle...
...famed “Madame X,” an image of a society lady with a bared shoulder, scandalized the Parisian Salon in 1884 and got the turn of the century painter chased out of France...
...year when three squads have a legitimate shot at the Red Rolfe title, Yale is the odd team out. Senior outfielder Chris Elkins—a Second Team All-Ivy honoree last year when he batted .374—will be asked to once again shoulder the team’s offensive load, but he may not get that much help. The strength of the Yale squad that finished a league-worst 5-15 last season was its starting pitching. But both Matt McCarthy (21st round) and Craig Breslow (26th round) are now playing minor league baseball. For the Bulldogs...
...this siege crawled into its third hour, it became clear that the Marines were not worried about adhering to any producer’s timetable. Another half hour went by with no shooting from the Iraqi snipers, and then the camera showed a Marine carefully aiming a shoulder-launched missile at the building. Here was the climax of any good show. The rocket roared, and then missed to the left. This was reality...
During the offseason, would-be-junior Marc Hordon fell victim to season-ending shoulder injury that forced him to temporarily withdraw from Harvard to maintain full eligibility...