Word: thinning
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...Brian Korgel at the University of Texas in Austin, a board member, to create nanoparticles of uniform size. The firm already tunes its fluid-stored silicon nanoparticle mix to capture everything from infrared to ultraviolet and the visible spectrum in between. Conversely, it can infuse the fluid into thin, flexible panels that emit a controlled range of light--2-nanometer particles for blue, 10 nanometers for orange. Blending particle sizes produces white light...
...even more impressive that the woman in the thin purple dress, drinking chai and wearing makeup and nail polish in various shades of pink, plays a biological man, albeit one who is in the process of becoming a woman, in Transamerica, a low-budget indie film about a transsexual father's road trip with her newly discovered teenage prostitute son. If people thought it was brave of Nicole Kidman to endanger her glamour by wearing a big prosthetic nose or Charlize Theron to put on fake teeth, Huffman is going to get the silver star. In one scene, for longer...
...just fine,” captain Matt Stehle said. “He’s played well in the limited action he’s gotten this year, so we have full confidence in him, and we’re not worried about that.”The thin frontcourt will force senior Zach Martin to help out at the power forward spot after he was moved to his more natural three position during the offseason. Martin responded well to his new role, knocking down the second most trifectas on the team and becoming the squad?...
...eyes swivel towards the “fine, strapping, muscular young fellow”—and then, a burst of unscripted laughter. Gilbert and Sullivan might have intended Robin to be a mast-like man among men—but apart from his height, the thin and artsy-looking Morris doesn’t quite fit the bill.He manages to remain in character and swagger a little, puffing up his chest as he smugly replies, “I know well enough that few men are better calculated to win a woman’s heart than...
Years of experience may not be the ultimate arbiter of successful leadership, but certainly steadfastness and a willingness to stick with the work through thick and thin means a great deal. We know John and Tara, and when faced with failings and shortcomings in the Council, they are not quitters—they learn from mistakes, work to fix problems, and move forward...