Word: thinning
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...Pakistani military, which, as seen during the traumatic and bloody independence of Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan), has a habit of trying to brutally stomp out secessionist movements. At a moment when there are so many hearts and minds to be won - and boots on the ground stretched so thin - it wouldn't hurt to give peace a chance...
...Garone says the mustache's retro appeal helps make Movember the ultimate viral campaign, dubbing the Mo Bros "walking billboards" for their cause. This allows the organization to operate on a razor-thin margin, spending next to no money on marketing. It's impressive considering the average age of the Movember participants is 31, an age group not known for being charitably inclined. "When you don't normally rock a mustache, people ask you about it and it opens up conversations," Garone says. "A large part [of our success] is through this incremental word of mouth...
According to the statement, which was sent to the College community yesterday afternoon, the victim reported that an unidentified man approached her from behind and slipped a thin rope over her head...
...female undergraduate was victim of a similar attack outside Lamont Library. She reported that an unidentified man wrapped a thin wire around her neck as she walked down the stairs next to Pusey Library...
...Pencil-thin and taller than any other working rocket in the world, Ares I-X - a simulated version of what the Ares I and its Orion crew capsule will look like; for testing purposes, it's made up mostly of spare shuttle parts and a mock segments - lifted off at 11:30 a.m. The rocket's first and upper stages separated on schedule, approximately two minutes into the flight. And early indications are that the more than 700 onboard sensors did their job by streaming back to Earth a treasure trove of data to validate Ares computer models, information...