Word: roping
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...series of uniquely shaped rock formations from way back when molten lava met the cooling seawater. See if you can spot the Camel, the Granny, the Giant's Boot and the Wishing Chair. The polygonal basalt columns are perfect for a midafternoon seaside scramble. Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge Once an even shakier bridge used by salmon fishermen to access a tiny island they used as a fishery, the now tourist-safe bridge, less than a kilometer from the harbor of Ballintoy, is a thrilling way to cross over a 25-m-deep chasm. From the island, gaze back toward...
...equivocal effect. Todorova’s background in mime contributed to the work’s forte: although the dance’s choreography came off as too opaquely modern, the non-traditional use of pantomime conveyed human emotion through simple hand gestures and a variation on the miming rope trick. The strongest of the student choreography was ironically the piece that started out the weakest. “Talisman” by Marin J. D. Orlosky ’07, who is also a Crimson editor, began with choppy and un-syncopated choreography that grew more emotive, cohesive...
...inning, shooting a rocket down the first base line for a one-out, run-scoring double.The Huskies (15-15) had caught Harvard sophomore Matt Vance trying to swipe third on the previous play, erasing the possibility of an extra run. But Brunnig knocked in Wilson with an opposite-field rope.“All you really need is someone to be like, ‘Hey, this guy’s hittable,’” said Wilson of Northeastern hurler Trevor Smith, whose sparkling 2.12 ERA was ruined by four earned runs in 4 1/3 innings...
...Israel's Prime Minister-elect Ehud Olmert held Hamas responsible for attack, but declined to order a military response. This might be a canny "give-'em-enough-rope" move on Israel's part - Israeli restraint may give Hamas's own reaction time to harden the support of wavering Europeans for a strategy of isolating the new Palestinian government. But Israel's reluctance to take direct action against the Hamas-led government also reflects a certain realpolitik: As much as Israel would like to see Hamas fail, its security chiefs are also aware that there is no credible alternative - President Abbas...
...biography of Escriv. Escriv emphasized that others should not emulate his ferocity. But numeraries are expected, although not compelled, to wear a cilice, a small chain with inward-pointing spikes, around the upper thigh for two hours each day, and to flail themselves briefly weekly, with a small rope whip called a discipline...