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...part of what made Mister Rogers' Neighborhood great and unique is that, for all its beautiful days in the neighborhood, it was also the darkest work of popular culture made for preschoolers since perhaps the Brothers Grimm. Mister Rogers was softer than anyone else in children's TV because so many of the messages he had to impart were harder. That your parents might someday decide not to live together anymore. That dogs and guppies and people all someday will die. That sometimes you will feel ashamed and other times you will be so mad you will want to bite...
...hard to believe that earlier in the day the shadow of Widener Library seemed so imposing. The darkness envelopes me as I stroll through the cold toward Leverett, and, for once, the yard is completely quiet, save for footsteps of passersby. Music still plays within my head, but a softer tune, muted by the distance between the present moment and the HRO rehearsal that just ended. The third movement of Tchaikovsky’s fifth symphony, with its soaring, romantic violin strains, makes the chilly walk warmer...
...Even though the language has been changed to appear softer, the basic intent of the policy change remains: requiring a higher level of initial evidence in sexual assault cases before launching a full investigation,” the CASV memo read...
...said. “So you had to find some way to bring them inside the line either with our closeouts and our footwork, but also you kind of tempt them with the inside play. There were times when we were really playing the post players a little bit softer...
...resistance to wear and tear. The longer, grasslike fibers, made of a polyethylene blend, give it a more natural look and feel, while the blend of sand and rubber particles - recycled from old running shoes - that form its base are loosely packed around the blades of "grass," providing a softer cushion than real dirt. The new surfaces are growing fast in the U.S., where demand on municipal fields is almost unceasing. American football teams are also enthusiastic. Four NFL stadiums - in Dallas, Detroit, Philadelphia and Seattle - use synthetic turf, and several others, including Giants Stadium, outside New York City...