Word: shorting
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...61st annual Heptagonal Games in New York, Harvard's cross-country teams put forth a respectable showing, but fell far short of team success...
...numbing cold, the strong wind into the near sideline and the snow flurries that frequented the first half all had a major effect on the pace of play. Hard-struck balls that normally would have bounced out-of-bounds stopped short in playable territory. Clears which seemed destined for the halfway line fell yards short. The slow playing surface gave both teams better control at short range...
...child beating a defenseless live monkey within an inch of its life for a good laugh, irate callers would instantly be on the phone with PETA. However, when the poor creature is no more than a figure created with a computer drawing program (as it is in the short "Stinky Monkey"), the animal abuse is nothing less than hilarious. Spike and Mike have capitalized on this tendency to dismiss animation as frivolous to show cartoons that, if seriously considered, would deeply offend. For instance, the masturbation scene in "Rick and Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in the World" contains...
...danced, lack any real display of virtuosity. In the role of the Golden Idol, Christopher Budzynski's aerial jumps are imbued with a natural sense of grace but lack any dynamic in movement or musicality. Alexandra Kochis's charming performance as the whimsical Manu also seems to fall just short of true technical precision. But commendations go to the male ensembles for clean, effortless dancing and solid formations...
Margaret Harlow and her husband own their own tire and service garage and are very active in the Westland business community. They call themselves independent voters, but this year he's voting for Gore because of the vice president's stand on the environment. "Short-term he's bad for the auto business. Long-term he's a vote for my grandchildrens' future." Margaret's a little embarrassed. She's voting for Gore because Bush blinks too much and she doesn't trust him. No need to be embarrassed. That's the same reason the mayor is voting for Gore...