Word: cliff
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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Among Tuttle's clientele−and the patrons of such tattooists as Los Angeles' Jim Malonson and Chicago's Cliff Raven−the most popular new designs are peace symbols, astrological signs, doves, black panthers, Hindu gods and excerpts from the hip lexicon ("right on," "trip" and "head" are among the current favorites). Tuttle's prices vary with complexity. A simple wristlet goes for $20, while a Hindu god or a black panther can cost in excess...
...first conquest of El Capitan by the easier, "Nose" route in 1958. He met Dean Caldwell, a climber since his teens, in a bar in the Yosemite Lodge two years ago, and the two set out to master the most difficult path up the 3,000-ft. cliff in their first climb together. Harding, 46, and Caldwell, 27, hauled 300 pounds of equipment. They averaged only 150 ft. each day, screwing expansion bolts into the wall as they inched their way upward. The ascent-originally scheduled to take twelve days-stretched into the longest continuous effort in the history...
Harvard completely dominated the second period of play and by the half the outcome appeared determined. But Brown came out for the third period knowing that its season was about to end. and Cliff Stevenson's team muscled its way into several dangerous situations. In particular, the Bruin forwards threw themselves at goalie Shep Messing whenever he went into the air to intercept a pass...
Those who stayed at home cut further into the dreams of their time. Schnorr von Carolsfeld's entwined lovers jump from a cliff, in erotic slow-motion; romantic fascination with the "inseparability" of love and death was never put more concisely than in this smooth, slick image of sexual harakiri. Johann Hummel transformed a granite bowl, erected in the Berlin pleasure gardens, into an object as disquieting as a flying saucer: with fanatical precision, the tiny reflections of passers-by are caught in its mirror-polished surface, twisted and topsy-turvy, as though Magritte had been let loose...
...Coach Cliff Stevenson tried to fire up his squad at the half, but Harvard completely controlled the third period of play, The Crimson kept the ball in its offensive half of the field for the entire 22 minutes. It was by far Harvard's best coordinated period of the season. Halfback Harrower and John Gordon in particular continually kept the Brown defense from clearing the ball...