| 单词 | serpentine |
| 例句 | It was enormous, wrapping its serpentine body around the outer wall of a cavern, wings spread wide across the ceiling. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He wears a serpentine ring on his right index finger. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Tally looked up at the ancient, serpentine shape of the roller coaster, the vines crawling up its framework. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Boy, one day they are going to catch you,” Mosca murmured, staring fascinated at the serpentine magnifying glass. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The serpentine steps twisted ahead, striped by bars of flickering light from the narrow windows above. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He pulled out his wand and moved forward between the serpentine columns. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z At once light and dense, there was something lithe about it, almost serpentine. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His first instinct was to call it a snake, a name largely attributed to its thick serpentine body and dark brown scales. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z There’s not enough junk to stop us, just to keep us on edge as we weave a serpentine path around it all. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She watched his head crane around at the end of that long serpentine neck, saw his black wings unfold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She had swam away, her serpentine head undulating on the surface Hke a swimming grass-snake, and the King had hailed a passing ship which looked as if it were off to the Crusades. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Ruby twisted, and with a simple serpentine slink she was in Feral’s lap. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The wall had not been built in a simple circle, but was in fact serpentine. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Haunches made from burnt arms and offal, a serpentine tail ridged with human vertebrae. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They were driving through a valley jam-packed with rows of houses wrapped around hillsides like serpentine belts. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Straps and ropes for oversize freight lay on the floor, loose and serpentine. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Seen from a distance, clustered densely around the white plastic box containing the long serpentine lines of army ants, turning to each other and murmuring repetitively, they seem an absolute marvel. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His long serpentine neck bent like an archer’s bow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We closed the doors, and then I drove through the serpentine streets of Jefferson Park’s endlessness, the houses all still new-looking and plastic, like a toy village housing tens of thousands of real people. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The river wound into the dark forest, cutting its serpentine route into the unknown. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The dark serpentine of a dead vine running down it like the track of some enterprise upon a graph. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z It showed a glacier with a curious serpentine shape, flowing down between three almost identical mountain peaks. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The loose silvery strands writhed around her head like serpentine ghosts, more fearsome than Medusa’s. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z "It's a long roll down the serpentine, little bird. Want to kill us both?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A knight stands in the road, his shoulders rising and falling, his sword in its scabbard casting a serpentine shadow on the ground. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Below in the little valley the still gray serpentine of a river. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Outside a long dim passageway stretched serpentine before her, fit by the flickering orange glare from behind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The coastal plain rivers in leaden serpentine across the wasted farmland. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z She was racing headlong down the serpentine steps when a man lurched out of a hidden doorway. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He looked at the serpentine S, inlaid with glittering green stones: It was easy to visualize it as a minuscule snake, curled upon the cold rock. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They were driving through a valley jam-packed with rows of houses wrapped around hillsides like serpentine belts. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Harry could see him now, see the red eyes, the flattened, serpentine face, the pallor of him gleaming slightly in the semidarkness. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She leapt up and made a serpentine run for the jungle. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Together, working feverishly, they created serpentine little villages of brick and terra cotta, meandering organically through dense acreage and embodying an Afro-Caribbean quality of “cubanidad” — buildings that could be nowhere else but Cuba. Ricardo Porro, Exiled Cuban Architect, Dies at 89 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z He leads this serpentine joy-jam like the Pied Piper of Self-Expression. The crazy, joyful, uninhibited moves of the choreographer who is changing how we see dance 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z Though Hogarth prized the serpentine line above the straight one, Mr. Bolton said that Mr. Lagerfeld “had no such aesthetic prejudices.” Inside the Met’s Plans for a Major Karl Lagerfeld Show 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z The success of Frieze New York can be attributed to its points of difference — fine-food offerings and a serpentine, unusually light-filled tent — but also some basic market factors. Frieze New York Expanding Its Scope 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z In Datca, a town situated on a serpentine peninsula south of Bodrum, the call to prayer was drowned out by booming techno music emanating from a nearby beach populated with scantily clad Turkish vacationers. T Magazine: Turkish Delight 2012-07-12T21:02:17Z Of five newish originals, all by Mr. Turner, the loosest and roomiest was the opener, “Sonnet for Stevie,” with a serpentine melody that uncoiled in no particular hurry over an earthy, swinging gait. Music Review: Mark Turner Quartet at the Village Vanguard 2013-06-20T22:42:40Z It orchestrates the dancers into serpentine wave forms, wheeling spirals and geometric configurations. Puz/zle – review 2013-04-25T17:02:05Z Then he switched to a serpentine hiss, reminiscent of his manic character in “The Mask”: “Ssss-s-s-savory!” A Darker, Deeper Jim Carrey Returns to TV With ‘Kidding’ 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z A trenchant, serpentine account of the career of the Yom Kippur mole. 9 Thrillers (One True) That Times Editors Think You Should Read This Summer 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z White flowers on serpentine green stems emerge from the darkness within and beyond the rings as if from the painting’s own unconscious. ‘Flatlands,’ Where the Familiar Becomes Hypnotically Strange 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z "Jack Huston looks more at ease as the serpentine, psychotic, white-suited Bruno." Critics applaud Strangers stage play 2013-11-20T12:58:45Z But she also engaged with popular culture, in essays that could be as rhetorically blunt as they were intellectually serpentine. The Wide-Angle Vision, and Legacy, of bell hooks 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Roiling clouds, breaking waves and swaying tops of trees provide the backdrop to a serpentine progress in and around the old moss-covered concrete fortifications. Seattle's Kinski brings a glorious musical howl to Jim Hobbs' 'A Clear Day and No Memories' 2010-12-22T20:00:11Z The history of the Bayreuth festival – with its tortured and serpentine family feuds and its serious brush with Nazism – is endlessly fascinating. Last of a generation: Wolfgang Wagner dies aged 90 2010-03-22T17:40:00Z I dragged my roller bag along the serpentine path through a tunnel of trees, lizards rustling at my feet. Mexico’s Last Countercultural Coast 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z With light from a low sun filtering through a hilltop grove of leafy trees with black, serpentine branches and trunks, the painting captures what seems a moment of ecstatic pantheism. Vilhelm Hammershoi’s Paintings at Scandinavia House 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z He especially relishes showing up at Claridge’s, not to eat, he could never afford that, but to make the arrest that is the payoff for this book’s long, serpentine investigation. Books of The Times: ‘The Invisible Code’ by Christopher Fowler 2013-12-18T21:56:32Z The work develops slowly to reveal the effects of time and is, in part, a wordless morality tale, which balances the formality and the serpentine theatricality that grace all of Ms. Stuart’s work. Dance: Meg Stuart Choreographs ?Blessed? at New York Live Arts 2012-01-06T20:40:21Z And yet, there is something exhilarating about standing on their platforms and looking at the steel-and-concrete tracks threading off with serpentine elegance into the distance. In new Silver Line stations, an emphasis on the functional Impossibly double-jointed dancers tie their limbs into serpentine knots; there's some smartly judged choreography. Breakin' Convention – review 2013-05-06T16:12:40Z This includes a competition on Twitter to summarise any of opera's serpentine plots in 140 characters, and recent work based on the loneliness of London commuters. Classics to share Royal Opera House stage with experimental works 2010-05-02T14:29:00Z The low ceilings come with recessed lights, a big communal table beckons near the front window and a serpentine bar deserves to be more crowded than it is at the moment. Review | At Le DeSales, classic French cooking receives a creative jolt 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z The sun glinted off a serpentine allée of cypresses on a far hill. Echoes of History at a Tuscan Estate 2014-05-09T19:05:28Z He casts long, serpentine lines upon the page; she savors the cryptic burst. Books of The Times: Poems on Mortality by C. K. Williams and Cynthia Cruz 2012-12-31T19:22:03Z Lithe, serpentine, flamboyant, Mr. Amaya is a far more skilled dancer than Mr. Morales, but he shares the tendency to melodrama and adds to it the vulgarity of windmilling arms and fan kicks. Review: ‘Lorca Madly in Love’ Portrays a Forbidden Romance Through Flamenco 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z There, he captured subjects like Eugene Sandow, circus strongman and exotic serpentine dancers. "Jackass 3D": The ultimate action spectacle 2010-10-15T18:50:00Z A Qing dynasty plate with a ferocious, serpentine dragon flying toward the viewer with talismanic emblems gripped in its talons is like a hallucinatory emissary from the collective unconscious. Art Review: When Enamel Wares Adorned China?s Imperial Courts 2011-02-17T21:29:31Z It is a 20-minute drive from Qixing shan, on a serpentine road that hugs a forested hillside and provides a distant view of the sea. Journeys: In Taiwan, Steaming Pools of Paradise 2010-03-19T15:29:00Z Sometimes they snapped into place at the last moment, putting an exclamation point on a serpentine pose. Dance Review: Odissi Dancer Sujata Mohapatra at Erasing Borders Festival 2012-04-10T21:49:08Z McCraney’s script is quite simply an extraordinary piece of writing, idiomatic and poetic in its cadences and pleasingly serpentine in its structure. ‘High Flying Bird’ Review: A Thrilling Dunk on Capitalism 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z After Bryant scored within the game’s first 13 seconds, some of the band members groused; the Flashy Flags waved their hands and lowered themselves onto the bleachers with a serpentine flourish. After 25 years, one last halftime show for Howard’s marching band director 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Viewers may think they have seen this show before — whether “House” or some similar series — so character development might help distinguish it in a way that even the most serpentine homicide investigation cannot. Among the Dead, a Character Finds Life 2011-03-18T19:31:54Z All the while, Laris Cohen uses a hand crank to slowly move the serpentine grid; in “Preservation,” it’s lowered throughout the duration, and in “Conservation,” it the grid is raised. What Do Two Fires Have In Common? It Comes Down to Guts. 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Nearby, goats grazed outside the unfinished music school, a serpentine structure sometimes known as “the Worm.” ‘Cubanacán’ Imagines When Che and Fidel Compared Golf Swings 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z What mattered to him were the facts on the ground, the walls with a slightly serpentine shape, piers that bowed outwards, arches that weren’t even on both sides. Washington National Cathedral goes under the microscope See the free attractions: They include the Geiranger Fjord; the Trollstigen, a serpentine mountain road; and National Tourist Routes, a collection of scenic highways throughout the country. How to have a luxury vacation in Norway for less 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z There’s no question that Cary Grant’s serpentine charm wins out over Ralph Bellamy’s stick-in-the-mud decency, but not everyone is “sold American” on Walter Burns. He Said, She Said, We Said, You Said 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z Featuring bouncy music by Michael Bruce and a convertible set with many doors and a long and serpentine staircase by Lizzie Clachan, “The Beaux’ Stratagem” unfolds with antic speed. London Theater Journal: Getting Giddy 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z The serpentine 680-foot-long walkway urges close contemplation as it rises a gentle 26 feet. Brooklyn Botanic Garden Turns Over a New Leaf 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z They preserved the serpentine configuration of the classrooms and refurbished the ceiling beams into tables and benches. Miami Collectors Shake Up a D.C. Schoolhouse 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z “Did you see moths in your life?” he asks a group before taking off in a serpentine swoop as if it were suddenly a moonlit night. Balanchine, the Teacher: ‘I Pushed Everybody’ 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Painting with viscous oils on rectangular and diamond-shaped canvases, Mr. Hanson constructs florid, heraldic compositions traversed by grids, serpentine lines and curved and flat bands. Review: Philip Hanson’s Poetic Fragments, a Trippy Synthesis of Visual and Verbal 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Marquee Moon has never sounded so mysterious and serpentine, at least not since the day it was released. Alexis Petridis on Pick of the Pops 2010-05-05T21:15:00Z Masked and socially distanced, you then follow a serpentine, roped-off path around the lobby, guided by arrows on the floor. Perspective | D.C. theater is taking cautious steps back to ‘live’ with plexiglass screens and plays on headphones 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z The parking lot was thrumming when I got there 30 minutes before showtime, the line for reservation holders like me dwarfed by the serpentine one full of hopefuls angling for a walk-up seat. As Seen on TV: A Road Trip Tracks the Shows of the South 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z Although my time in Spain is dwindling, I plan to spend as much of it as I can running through Retiro’s gardens and serpentine trails. In the heart of Madrid, a park for all seasons 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z Then, take Millennium Park’s serpentine, Frank Gehry-designed pedestrian bridge to the edge of Maggie Daley Park, still under construction, to see the next stage in the evolution of Chicago’s front yard. 36 Hours in Chicago 2014-01-01T16:57:35Z One picture shows the plain, bricklike underbelly of the space shuttle Endeavor; another is a glimpse into the serpentine insides of a nuclear fusion reactor being built in Greifswald, Germany. The Week Ahead: May 2 ? 8 2010-04-30T18:18:00Z Not only that but it’s a fun drive, a serpentine trek through the desert, full of dips and dives. Leaving Las Vegas for Natural Beauty and More 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z It is the second movie of three in a popular Swedish franchise that follows the criminal career of this wily, serpentine social climber from the provinces. Movie Review: In ‘Easy Money: Hard to Kill,’ Wily Social Climber Is Back 2014-02-13T23:26:19Z Giambologna, for example, developed a flowing, serpentine pose under the influence of Michelangelo’s “The Genius of Victory” sculpture. Art Review: Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes at the Frick Collection 2014-01-30T22:57:06Z From behind a cabinet, an arm snakes out, followed by the rest of the body — a man with serpentine moves who slinks around and creeps under the bed. ‘Last Ward’ Review: Ashes to Ashes, Dirt to Dirt 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z Now, quite still, with long slender arms on the chair arms, back straight and knees bent, he creates an impression of serpentine undulation, like a slinky-toy spooling itself down steps. Morgan Freeman: Obama, Mandela, Batman and me 2012-07-12T19:00:01Z The focus then shifts to a bulldozer, which suddenly begins winding through the town’s emptied, serpentine roads. Review: In ‘Demon,’ Wedding Jitters From the Uninvited Dead 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z In “Control — Unlimited Natural Tender,” he melted through torquing, serpentine poses on a makeshift runway flanked by the audience. French and American Dance Festival, All Around New York 2014-05-06T15:05:13Z The “wave” of the boxes is cleverly repeated in the serpentine curves of the banquette. Review | Rasa brings a new generation’s spin on Indian food 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z It starts with “Use Me” and ignores the lyrics in favor of group slinking to the serpentine groove. Review: Parsons Dance Is an Enjoyable Ride, as Usual 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The interpolated notebook entries, meanwhile, adumbrate a serpentine journey through Poland, Budapest, Belgrade, Croatia, Odessa, Sofia and Bucharest. A Polymath Author With More Ideas Than He Can Handle 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z California’s serpentine Winchester Mystery House — another haunted house with an admission price — is also guilty of bending its own origins as badly as its front staircase. Colin Dickey explores American's haunted mansions in 'Ghostland' 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z Even her shape is serpentine: her leanness is clothed in clinging gowns and her hair puffed out at both sides to give her head that triangular look that fashionable adders favour. Women Beware Women; Bingo 2010-05-01T23:11:00Z What’s more interesting is swooshing” — he swirls his hand in a serpentine movement — “and depth changing.” Mark Morris, one of the world’s leading choreographers, takes dance to Zoom 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z This might explain the serpentine brick garden walls and Colonial-style brick shed. A quirky custom home goes from ’50s time capsule to modern family getaway 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Outside the stage area, the four-floor public space is overwhelmed by a clunky green staircase of Cuban “marble” — actually serpentine — donated by Fidel Castro, and a chandelier of 1,000 glass cubes. Scene/Seen: Prague: What's New in the Cube 2011-01-07T13:00:08Z The phrase is repeated over and over, the line of dancers winding across the stage in seemingly never-ending serpentine progression: a poetic image of eternity, of order, symmetry, harmony, of classical ballet itself. Dance: Natalia Makarova?s ?Bayad?re? at Ballet Theater 2010-05-13T14:34:00Z Marcus maneuvered the boat through serpentine guts, or creeks, and entered Hog Island Bay. Virginia’s Eastern Shore: A natural fit for summer From here, Ms. Orange — in a glittery top, tiny black shorts, thigh-high fishnets and heels — rifled off serpentine club moves to a hip-hop soundtrack, looking at us flirtatiously and appearing genuinely to enjoy herself. Rakiya A. Orange and Alex Rodabaugh Works at Gibney Dance 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z In this case the ornamentation was so dementedly florid — spiral staircases, serpentine columns, stucco angels — that the building never got off the drawing board. Art Review: ‘Dürer to de Kooning,’ at the Morgan Library 2012-10-11T23:02:45Z The trailer then delivers a flurry of serpentine dance moves, bared abs and titillating wordplay. 'Magic Mike XXL' trailer: Channing Tatum and the boys strip, tease 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Jagger might not hit all the notes he once did, but he still busted out his almost spastic, serpentine dance moves on song after song. Rolling Stones launch tour with energetic set 2013-05-04T14:13:10Z The trail, sandy and serpentine, was in plain view. Joshua Tree National Park: Into the wild, hours from L.A. 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z After opening with an explosive brass-and-percussion pulse, the three-movement work takes its listeners through lush, serpentine underworlds of sound, before emerging into a chiming, transcendent realm. John Adams to conduct own 'Harmonielehre,' Beethoven's 'Emperor' with Seattle Symphony Orchestra 2012-11-02T14:31:04Z In 2010, Dior introduced a collection of quartz-movement ladies’ watches with dials in colorful stones, including chrysoprase, turquoise, serpentine and jade, as part of its La Mini D de Dior line. Fragile, but Full of Protection 2012-09-04T15:34:43Z Writing a novel is not unlike tending a garden, and “Birnam Wood” becomes a kind of serpentine pastoral. Guerrilla Gardeners Meet Billionaire Doomsayer. Hurly-Burly Ensues. 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Not this one, which juxtaposes a pink letter “P” with the serpentine trunk of an olive tree. | The Legendary Gaetano Pesce on Work and Life 2013-05-08T22:13:22Z We gave them a loud whistle and generous boundaries — the distant stone wall, the serpentine stream, the neighboring field — and sent them off to run wild. Their Wildest Dreams 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z We were told to walk in a serpentine manner, to make ourselves a more challenging target. "Only Murders in the Building": Inside Oliver's deadly game night 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z The film’s title refers to the formation of clouds that move in a serpentine fashion through low-lying mountains in the town of Sils Maria in the Swiss district of Maloja. Clouds of Sils Maria: Juliette Binoche at Twilight, Kristen Stewart's New Dawn 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z The view was quintessential Vermont: a majestic mountain range rising above a tranquil valley dotted with red barns and traced by serpentine country roads that led to largely undisturbed hamlets. In Vermont, the Lure of Skiing in the Mad River Valley 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z It’s a first run-through of a serpentine ballad that begins with Prince coaching the musicians and yields a richly introspective performance that’s by no means tentative. Prince’s Vault Reveals a Brilliant Trove With ‘Sign O’ the Times’ 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z Harper's singing is subtle and serpentine: some times he stretches out syllables in complex patterns, at others he fires them out like a bullet. Jon Savage on song: Roy Harper serves up Hors D'Oeuvres 2011-01-26T12:58:35Z The serpentine rhythms and soft-to-lacerating guitar passages dominated the middle portion of the set, with “Oceania,” “Frail and Bedazzled” and “Silver …” forming an acid-rock triptych. Smashing Pumpkins pummel the Riviera 2011-10-15T07:22:00Z This cemetery is much more exposed than Green-Wood, with fewer serpentine paths, smaller hills, and none of the man-made ponds and fountains, but it, too, has peaceful corners. A nice place to rest 2012-10-07T20:00:00Z The conductor showed off the BSO’s sinewy strong, sonorous sounds via serpentine melodies performed in breathtaking fashion by solo instrumentalists — and all of it underpinned by a relentless yet human heartbeat. Endlessly beautiful music from pianist Inon Barnatan, accompanied by the BSO 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z His camera glides through Kowloon’s serpentine shopping streets and finds the pulse of the crowd, making everything in the frame part of the action. New York Asian Film Festival Features Ringo Lam, Hong Kong Crime Master 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z It would be about his court, his country and three of his six wives: one sad, one serpentine, one sneaky. Hilary Mantel on Taking Her ‘Wolf Hall’ Novels to the Stage 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z From Oporto to the city of Vila Real we took the highway, but from there to the city of Peso da Régua we deliberately took a slow, serpentine route, N2, instead. Discovering the Douro 2010-05-28T14:25:00Z Yet to a 21st-century eye, the most challenging and surprising work here is a serpentine bronze statuette of Orpheus, done around 1471 and on loan from the Bargello in Florence. In the Swim of Digital Images, There’s Nothing Boring About Sculpture 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Instead, his body becomes even more serpentine for the top of the second act, and the show’s high point. Arts & Leisure: How Hugh Jackman?s Two Sides Make Women Swoon 2011-12-08T16:00:00Z They serpentine through our earliest stories, starting with the subtle serpent in Genesis and the clever beasts of Greek and African mythologies. Review | Perumal Murugan said his career as a novelist was dead. Lucky for us, he was wrong. 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z We headed westward to the side of thunderous green mountains, on serpentine roads as monstrous wind turbines — pinwheels of the gods — churned slowly on the horizon. An Ancient Corner of Italy Finds the World on Its Doorstep 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z There were some technical difficulties; even as they snaked across floors in serpentine patterns, fluid motion was stuttered. Mark Morris Gives Video Dances a Whirl 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z Her curling wrists, serpentine arms and scorpion shapes are fatally precise. Review: Sara Baras in a Flamenco Whirlwind 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z In order to afford the locations and period detail both Nair and Vikram Seth wanted, the production was trimmed from eight episodes to six and condensed the book’s serpentine narrative. ‘A Suitable Boy’ Finally Finds Its Perfect Match: Mira Nair 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z This is the set of Utopia, Channel 4's new, serpentine conspiracy drama. Utopia: inside Channel 4's new unsettling thriller 2013-01-12T06:00:00Z For all of its intricate footwork, “Surmisable Units” also focuses on the dancers’ arms as they lie on their backs while raising and lowering them in serpentine patterns. Review: BalletNext, Seeking Abandon in Jazz 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z With its sumptuous suites — and swimming pools, shaded patios, bars and pubs, a spa and gym, restaurants and shops — connected by a maze of heavily landscaped serpentine paths, each is hidden from the next. Luxury amid nature in safe Costa Rica 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Suddenly I am thinking about the first time I was privy to a birds-eye view of the Potomac River, its serpentine bends separating my hometown of Alexandria from D.C. Taking to the skies in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s ‘Wind, Sand and Stars’ 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z The same artist’s “Extrusion” coils serpentine ceramic twists in and around a length of hewed wood. Review | In the galleries: ‘Misprints’ exhibition takes a purposeful approach 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z In “Standing for Reason: The University in a Dogmatic Age,” Sexton offers his “accidentally serpentine path” as evidence of the transformative effects of higher education. The Professor and the Adjunct 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z But the average lover of dance can only take pleasure in the serpentine shapes and thoughts her body seems able to trace on the air. Perfect match: Seattle Dance Project, choreographer Ohlberg 2013-03-27T23:21:23Z What he does possess are youth, good looks and an unswerving faith that his vision — founded on flamboyant shapes, serpentine seaming and sequins — will somehow see him through. 2010-02-13T02:22:00Z His default style is a rippling, serpentine flow, and his comfort zone appears to be the kind of duet in which two people tangle into a knot that never finishes tightening. Review: A Choreographer Stakes an Independent Claim 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Authors like Dickinson or Joyce or Hopkins had slowed me down before, with pyrotechnic vocabulary or serpentine logic. Toni Morrison, Remembered By Writers 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z Eventually everyone converges at Cob’s place for a prolonged denouement during which the gaunt, serpentine Cob shrivels into an old man who still clings to life. | 'Tales From Earthsea': An Animated Version of Ursula K. Le Guin?s Novels 2010-08-12T23:26:00Z The show's origin was as serpentine as a forest path in a Grimm fable. 'Into the Woods' reunion shows Sondheim can still cast a spell 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z They twist and turn, with hips heading in all directions, creating the serpentine S curves characteristic of Mannerist art. Bartholomeus Spranger’s wild, weird and voluptuous art at the Met The designers made one big change to the letters, replacing the lightning bolt on the original “P” in “Potter” with a serpentine “S” in “Beasts.” Here's Your First Look at J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' Prequel Movie 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z In Elborough's own words, it is a work "as serpentine as the Thames, with many loops and eddies and possibly some high and low tides". London Bridge in America: The Tall Story of a Transatlantic Crossing by Travis Elborough – review 2013-02-06T12:00:02Z More recently, the artist has curled the sheaves of what appear to be sample books into gentle arcs or, in one case, serpentine coils. Review | In the galleries: Washington Sculptors Group shows a playful nature 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Some of the sculptures are free-standing ones whose spirals recall Brancusi, but most are wall pieces whose serpentine forms mirror the effects of erosion. Review | In the galleries: Prizewinning artists share concept of challenging perceptions 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z More often, as his between-song monologues ramble in the same serpentine fashion as his songs, you're reminded that you are in the presence of an utterly unique figure. Van Dyke Parks 2010-06-21T21:01:00Z The whine of hand drills and whirring of automated lifts echoed through the serpentine galleries, where dollies stood by, stacked with boxes of ancient artifacts to unload. Out with the horses, in with the tigers: Why a major Japanese art exhibit is getting a makeover halfway through its run 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z Designed by Shigeru Ban, an architect admired for his innovative use of wood, the complex includes a serpentine company headquarters wrapped in a spectacular latticed timber facade. The Trees and the Forest of New Towers 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The tango, in all its serpentine, flicking unrest, remains an elusive lover, even as Leda/Dante goes from romance to romance, woman to woman, conquest to conquest, weaving a tangled web of human deceit. ‘The Gods of Tango’: A gender-bending tale of music and love 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z In the first season, the near-rainforest level of foliage suggested an Edenic wilderness of innocence and possibility; in the second, knowledge has crept in, with serpentine results. “Sex Education,” Season 2: The Doctor Is In 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z The way their footwork cascaded across the stage brought to mind Ms. Mearns’s flurry of traveling steps in “Narcissus” and Michelle Fleet’s serpentine solo in “Esplanade.” Review: An Incandescent Journey Through 20th-Century Dance 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z It was serpentine, and you felt like you were in a maze. Heads Up: Great Hall at the Charleston City Market: Heads Up 2011-09-02T18:20:06Z The wedding episode is a gripping and even hilarious tour de force: Sherlock solves two crimes while delivering a long, serpentine wedding toast. The TV Watch: Benedict Cumberbatch’s ‘Sherlock’ Is Back on PBS 2014-01-17T23:38:27Z Big fat wedding songs are here, along with serpentine clarinets and Balkan brass, alongside less expected influences such as Bollywood choruses and jazzy instrumentals. Various: Stand Up People – review 2013-05-25T23:05:43Z This one I don’t miss, steering onto those fast lanes just in the nick of time, as everybody in the regular ones slows to a serpentine slither. Driven to drive to Raleigh, N.C. A fight scene in a moving car cuts to a breathtaking aerial, as the vehicle cuts a serpentine S into a cornfield. Review: ‘Preacher’ Goes to Heaven, Hell and Texas 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z And above it all that oh-so-definite and beautiful soul voice unfurling endless serpentine lines. Mali's magical music 2013-01-18T07:00:00Z Take the diagrammatic Underground map that has helped Londoners to make sense of their serpentine subway system since the 1930s. An Early Triumph in Information Design 2010-05-23T16:00:00Z Following the conversion into serpentine and alstonine, the substances were purified. Yeast cells can produce drugs for treatment of psychotic disorders 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z It was made by artisans in Italy, featuring a remix on fine jewelry archetypes like the serpentine and the heart. There's a reason they call it a statement piece 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Wilson, accessible only by a serpentine stretch of Angeles Crest Highway. The battle to save Mt. Wilson Observatory, where we found our place in the universe 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z The artist tapped into pre-Columbian mythology, landscape and spiritualism to craft serpentine altars, glistening cenotes and stone portals. At the Made in L.A. 2023 biennial, Luis Bermudez's work is posthumously honored — and sheds more light on his story 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z He knew the serpentine fish like to hide among the nooks and crannies of large sponges. SpongeBob Lives in a Pineapple. These Sharks Live in Sponges. 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z The reactions transform minerals such as olivine into serpentine, releasing hydrogen in the process. U.S. bets it can drill for climate-friendly hydrogen—just like oil 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Take the serpentine, featured in both a ring and bracelet form, with white diamonds at its head and tail. There's a reason they call it a statement piece 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z The 25-year-old Byron won on a serpentine track for the first time in six Cup seasons, this one being his series-leading fifth victory of the season and making him a favorite to win it all. Byron dominates at Watkins Glen for his Cup Series-leading fifth victory of the season 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z Adding to his confidence, his first Cup Series win came at the serpentine track in New York’s Finger Lakes region. Another win at the Glen? Chase Elliott banking on road-course success to make NASCAR playoffs 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z Few people come to Knockananna without good reason, the journey requiring a long, serpentine drive up the country roads that wind through Ireland’s Wicklow Mountains. The Tiny Irish Village Where Sinéad O’Connor Escaped the World 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Snow geese and coruscating tulips draw me to the sloughs and wetlands where the serpentine Skagit River flows into the Salish Sea. It's a life of rhythm and ewes for this Skagit Valley singer/sheep farmer 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z It is tempting to view Boris Johnson’s sudden resignation from Britain’s Parliament on Friday evening as merely another twist in a serpentine career, a tactical retreat rather than a political epitaph. Boris Johnson’s Comeback Hopes May Be Dimmer Than He Thinks 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z Much of this was about the serpentine relationship between the Royal Family and the press. Prince Harry: Fight not flight as he prepares to take stand 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z However, some experts say that fencing the Indian Railways' serpentine network is next to impossible. Indian Railways: Why trains still kill thousands of cattle every year 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z The serpentine storyline allows Griffiths to fully explore the classmates’ past and present relationships — involving love, loss and betrayal — while Harbinder doggedly sifts through the connections to uncover the killer. Review | 5 new mystery novels worth staying up late to finish 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z He attacked with a serpentine wriggle, flinging his shoulders and hips over the bar with his gaze skyward. Dick Fosbury, whose ‘Fosbury Flop’ revolutionized high jump, dies at 76 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z The serpentine Dnieper River cuts through the southerly Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, which Putin claims to have annexed, forming a natural barrier that in many places is also now a front line. Ukraine readies along all fronts for Russia’s next big attack 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z The slinky, serpentine synths of Not My Job hint at the band's more experimental side, while the recently-released Losing You is a seductive slow jam that climaxes with a cascade of interwoven harmonies. Girl group Flo win the BBC Sound Of 2023 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z “I guess I’m not going to stop parenting after all,” I laughingly said to Ginny as we passed in the serpentine passport control line and I told her what happened. Perspective | It was my first trip without my husband or kids. I couldn’t stop crying. 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z The leaf mines — those serpentine tunnels within layers of tissue — revealed themselves to him later, alongside a Vermont trail, courtesy of poison ivy with blotchy patches on its foliage. Those weird marks on your leaves? Here’s how to decipher them 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z As the staff members placed Larry in the container, they tried to gently unfurl his serpentine body. How to Scan a Leopard Eel for Cancer 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z The green and blue trails make serpentine routes down the mountain with a mixture of shaded forest and wide-open vistas into the Cascades when the trails cross ski runs. Snoqualmie Pass opens mountain bike park ‘2.0’ with Sunday kickoff 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Tracing a serpentine path known as a distant retrograde orbit, the spacecraft will loop 1.5 times around the moon, coming to within 60 miles of the cratered lunar surface at closest approach. NASA’s Artemis I Moon Mission Is ‘Go’ for Launch 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z The 900-pound concrete slab would have had to pass through Israel’s serpentine barrier and at least one military checkpoint - daily features of Palestinian life and targets of Banksy’s biting satire. Banksy painting sprayed in West Bank resurfaces in Tel Aviv 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z The 900-pound concrete slab would have had to pass through Israel’s serpentine barrier and at least one military checkpoint — daily features of Palestinian life and targets of Banksy’s biting satire. Banksy painting sprayed in West Bank resurfaces in Tel Aviv 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z The internal reactions of Anders and Oona — and the changing nature of their relationships to themselves and others — are exquisitely evoked by Hamid in a mesmerizing, serpentine style he discovered while writing “Exit West.” How 9/11 and the pandemic inspired the timely premise of Mohsin Hamid's new novel 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z This water is mostly derived from alteration of pyroxene and olivine to serpentine near the spreading ridge shortly after the rock’s formation. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Other sheet silicates include serpentine and chlorite, found in metamorphic rocks. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z When I’m standing before “View of Toledo,” I love to inventory its waterways and bridges, its shadowy, serpentine trees, its tiny figures splashing in the river or traipsing along the road up to the town. Perspective | Heaven on a hilltop Exit the park and keep walking on serpentine California Way Southwest, which leads downhill to Harbor Avenue Southwest and our starting/ending point. It’s almost summer (allegedly). Walk this long West Seattle loop on a sunny day (or embrace the rain) 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z An organic, serpentine line describing the forms establishes muscular forward movement, appropriate to a staircase. Review: A small but strong display of ancient agitprop from Persia comes to the Getty Villa 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z For example, pyroxene can be converted to the clay minerals chlorite or smectite, and olivine can be converted to the clay mineral serpentine. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The “green” part of the name is derived from green minerals like chlorite, serpentine, and epidote, and the “schist” part is applied due to the presence of platy minerals such as muscovite. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z At turns delightful and demanding, William Brewer’s debut novel is a serpentine ride that culminates in a moving encounter between art and science. Inside an Arctic Expedition, Natural History of Fragrance, Essays on Places in Peril, and More 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Like a scene from a horror movie, I watched, entranced, as the serpentine creature swayed its body, dismayed, it seemed, at finding itself ripped from the embrace of fish flesh. The Scientists Fighting for Parasite Conservation 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z It has serpentine curves, cranks out a record-breaking lap time — and will sell for $2 million. A Heart-Pounding Supercar Aims to Upend How Cars Are Built 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z The passage of this water through the oceanic crust at 200° to 300°C promotes metamorphic reactions that change the original pyroxene in the rock to chlorite and serpentine. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Take the film clips of lively “serpentine” dances in swirling silk garments popularized at the Folies-Bergère by Illinois expat Loie Fuller. Review: Movies are the 20th century's greatest art form. So says this ludicrous LACMA exhibition 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z In the late 19th century most scientists believed the brain was composed of a continuous tangle of fibers as serpentine as a labyrinth. The Father of Modern Neuroscience Discovered the Basic Unit of the Nervous System 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z Lin Ma’s serpentine clarinet was a thrill to hear, and the swooning core of the scherzo held some of the most honeyed horn work of the evening. Review | Tilson Thomas and the NSO breathe new life into the ‘Resurrection’ 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Her path to programming was serpentine and unusual. Lost Women of Science Podcast, Season 2: Episode One - The Grasshopper 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z A serpentine line wound through the capital’s Pushkin Square, a throng of thousands waiting patiently for a first taste of American fast food. Cold War-style chill settles over Russia as world ponders Putin's endgame 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Forget about the city as spectacle or serpentine dances. Review: Movies are the 20th century's greatest art form. So says this ludicrous LACMA exhibition 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Students had snaked a serpentine line around campus long before tipoff in order to snag a coveted ticket. UCLA ends losing streak vs. USC, delivering Mick Cronin his first win over rival 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z He described serpentine queues at grocery stores and crumbling buildings, some reduced to a pile of stones, with debris and burnt vehicles strewn along the road. Ukraine invasion: Indian students living in fear of shelling in Kharkiv 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z “Pride & Prejudice,” his first and still finest movie, established a visual style of vibrant immediacy, with serpentine long takes and elaborate mise-en-scène. Review: Peter Dinklage earns your love in the snazzy (but not schnozzy) musical 'Cyrano' 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z The state’s current map includes serpentine districts that have been likened to blood spatter, a “broken-winged pterodactyl” and, on Monday, a “salamander having seizures.” Maryland lawmakers take up gerrymandering, veto overrides 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z With expressive brushwork, the muscular superman’s dynamic thrust, magnified by the serpentine twirl of his crimson cloak, is paired with the flying fur on the fearsome boar’s snarling head. Review: The Getty Villa's gem of a Peter Paul Rubens show 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Llosa, a filmmaker with an affinity for the unexplainable, mines acute observations on the apprehensions of motherhood from Samanta Schweblin’s novel, designing a serpentine narrative teeming with impending doom for all participants. Review: The fears of motherhood blend with the unexplainable in the thriller 'Fever Dream' 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z That disguise fell away last weekend when gas stations across the country began to run out of gasoline, sparking a panic and serpentine lines of motorists looking for a fill up. A Brexit-Weary Britain Finds Itself in a New Crisis With Brexit Overtones 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z With this in mind, she invites readers to travel with her — and the dozens of other thinkers who enrich her prose — along the serpentine track. Review | Embracing the sprawling contradictions of ‘freedom’ 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z The must-have red cap of any true Trumpist is still in heavy rotation, as is the serpentine "Don't Tread on Me" symbol, cast in various forms for wear or display. "Gavin don't surf": The California recall election, on the ground in Orange County 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z And indeed, identifying a specific house in the serpentine alleys is no small feat for an outsider, especially in favelas as densely populated as Paraisopolis, home to nearly 100,000 people. ‘Last mile’ solution for Brazilian favela born from pandemic 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Their curving bows combine to create a rhyme with the serpentine flick of the bull’s tail. Simply the most beautiful paintings in the world Reasonable minds delayed the start and sent workers onto the paved serpentine course of rollers and high-banked turns with brooms and dryers. In BMX Racing, Danger Is Never Far From the Lead 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z The serpentine lake has a perimeter of five miles, with five private beaches. In Fairfax County, a lakeside community gets its hooks into residents 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z If the two-guys-and-a-girl antics pack some of the New Wave vitality of “Band of Outsiders,” the serpentine tracking shots and nonstop needle drops often seem to be channeling “Goodfellas.” Review: ‘Cruella’ is dazzling fun but shows too much sympathy for the de Vil 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Manning's induction in Canton, Ohio, further highlights the franchise's serpentine search for a competent successor. Panthers trading Teddy Bridgewater to Broncos 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z They typically have a serpentine body plan, but they are not associated with snakes in traditional lore. How to Make a Hippogriff Fly and Other Flights of Fancy 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Together with the gorgeous color harmonies, it all expresses a sort of dream of wholeness, but a dream that has just enough serpentine flicker and squirm not to sink into anything resolved and boring. Perspective | A tour de force of eroticism — without any nudity On the serpentine drive into the golf course, multiple, extra-wide trailers labeled “Player Performance Center” lined the road. The Impact and Influence of Tiger Woods: Here. There. Everywhere. 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Face worker, a serpentine miner A roof falls, an under-liner Of leaf structure, the egg timer He lies on his side, is he trying to hide? Science Songs: A Spotify Playlist 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z Cars were led in a serpentine formation to vaccine stations, where white tents were lined up in numbered rows. Dodger Stadium takes center stage in L.A.'s COVID-19 vaccination campaign 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z The ones behind tried to free them, but serpentine strands of net twisted around their hands and feet. On a Summer Night in Selma, an Eerie Carnival Comes to Town 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z Together with the gorgeous color harmonies, it all expresses a sort of dream of wholeness, but a dream that has just enough serpentine flicker and squirm not to sink into anything resolved and boring. Perspective | A tour de force of eroticism — without any nudity One-third of Vietnam’s 96 million people live along the serpentine coastline, where humble flotillas of identical blue-and-red boats bob in ramshackle harbors. Sunken boats. Stolen gear. Fishermen are prey as China conquers a strategic sea 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z Though serpentine and relatively small, the Ket River was once part of a significant thoroughfare in Siberia. Glimpses of the Isolated Communities Along a Remote Siberian River 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Even with more people voting early and an anticipated crush of mail-in ballots, officials are warning of potentially serpentine lines on Election Day, which might be inherently longer to maintain social distancing. After Months of Election Mishaps, Can N.Y.C. Pull Off Early Voting? 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z The funeral procession from Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ wove through the city’s serpentine streets until it arrived at Allegheny Cemetery, where he was laid to rest under a maple tree. College Football’s Worst Fear in the Pandemic: The Death of a Player 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z The coronavirus-delayed Tour de France plans to start its serpentine, 2,156-mile journey around France on Saturday, two months later than its traditional July window but still uncomfortably in the middle of the ongoing pandemic. Masks in Place, the Tour de France Puts On a Brave Face 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z Unveiling a remade logo in April, the athletic department kept the same block “V” and crossed sabers, but added rippled grips to the blades, mimicking a school landmark known as the “serpentine” walls. What's in a nickname, mascot or sports tradition? Sometimes tinges of racism 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Thin, serpentine copper wires connect small islands of components, with the whole device encapsulated in silicone. Softsonics: a device to take way to blood-pressure readings continuously 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z A logo for UVA athletics that was unveiled featured a nod to the campus’ serpentine walls, which are connected to the university’s history with slavery. University of Florida bans 'Gator bait' cheer because of racist history of phrase 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z The new logos included tweaks to the Cavaliers’ well-known image of crossed sabres; the school said in April the handles of the swords were redesigned to “mimic the serpentine walls” on its grounds in Charlottesville. Virginia Cavaliers alter new logos to remove references to university’s slavery history 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z The detail was added to mimic the serpentine walls that surround the garden space on the Charlottesville, Va., campus, the university said at the time. University of Virginia changes logo to remove reminder of school's link to slavery 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Fans raised objections to the serpentine curves put on the handles of the sabres below the V for Virginia and on the Cavalier shield. UVA changes athletics logo design linked with slavery 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z At the time the logo was unveiled, the grips of the sabers were supposed to mimic “the design of the serpentine walls found on the Grounds,” according to the school. Virginia Cavaliers to alter logo over apparent slavery ties 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z The title track is atmospheric, synth-heavy and dense with serpentine melodies, its euphoric power gradually building over the course of five minutes. U2's 40 greatest songs – ranked! 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Athletic Director Carla Williams said Monday that after the new logos were released she was “made aware of the negative connotation between the serpentine walls and slavery.” Virginia Cavaliers alter new logos to remove references to university’s slavery history 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z “After the release of our new logos on April 24th, I was made aware of the negative connotation between the serpentine walls and slavery,” Virginia athletic director Carla Williams said. University of Virginia changes logo to remove reminder of school's link to slavery 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Athletic Director Carla Williams said she decided to change the logos after she was “made aware of the negative connotation between the serpentine walls and slavery.” UVA changes athletics logo design linked with slavery 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z “After the release of our new logos on April 24, I was made aware of the negative connotation between the serpentine walls and slavery,” Williams said in a news release. Virginia Cavaliers to alter logo over apparent slavery ties 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z The 25 miles of medieval porticoes, columned and covered sidewalks looping serpentine through the city, are a lasting relic of Bologna’s tendency to match timelessness with millennia of postwar shrewdness and metamorphosis. Bust out the box grater for these quick, no-knife-needed pasta sauces 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z She said the logos were redesigned to remove the serpentine detail from the sabre handles. Virginia Cavaliers alter new logos to remove references to university’s slavery history 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z The original serpentine walls were built in the 1820s and later removed for space issues. University of Virginia changes logo to remove reminder of school's link to slavery 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z And there is also the issue of taming long, serpentine lines not conducive to social distancing. Reopening Florida’s theme parks could be long, slow process 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z The school’s original serpentine walls were built in the 1820s and were later removed. Virginia Cavaliers to alter logo over apparent slavery ties 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Cobbled paths and serpentine lanes weave through statues, monuments and mausoleums, marking the final resting places of New York luminaries like Louis Comfort Tiffany, Leonard Bernstein and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Parks Too Crowded? Meet You at the Cemetery Gates 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z In the simulation that best fits the data, the core is made of serpentine, a rock that transmits stress waves more slowly than other likely candidates. Collision on One Side of Pluto Ripped Up Terrain on the Other, Study Suggests 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z A game of hide-and-seek would then wind its way through the serpentine hollows. The unlisted: how people without an address are stripped of their basic rights 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z The self-taught Kambara’s repertoire includes handstands on his wheelchair, serpentine moves of his lean, muscular arms and slender fingers, and dizzying spins on a collapsed wheelchair, itself an integral part of his performances. Olympics or not, Japan wheelchair dancer has message: diversity is cool 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z “To play the devil is something that can appeal to most actors. It’s such a serpentine character,” says Capotondi. Returning to acting, Jagger plays a man of wealth and taste 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z Their routes form serpentine itineraries that, some lawmakers and residents say, increase traffic and push overworked drivers to speed and cut corners to keep their jobs. Taming the ‘Wild West’ of New York’s Dangerous Private Trash Trucks 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z In one space sits a massive pair of serpentine pillows bearing watery patterns, sculptures that serve as seating for a video that shows waterfalls flowing backward and rivers that spill into themselves. Ghosts in the water: Carolina Caycedo's river portraits and video apparitions tell difficult stories 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z After a serpentine drive up Bel-Air Road, a wall of translucent panels that shield bedrooms appears at a crest’s bend; as dusk falls, the home appears as a luminous hilltop lantern. A rare Case Study jewel sells amid Bel-Air’s mansions 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z When we first see little Danny Torrance in “Doctor Sleep,” a crafty and curiously moving sequel to “The Shining,” he is riding his tricycle once more through the serpentine corridors of the Overlook Hotel. Review: 'The Shining' sequel 'Doctor Sleep' succeeds under the influence of both King and Kubrick 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z In a later e-mail, she said that these changes, which were not a response to criticism, gave Caithleen “more gumption” and “opened her eyes to the serpentine ways of the world.” Edna O’Brien Is Still Writing About Women on the Run 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Background planes assert themselves via vibrant vertical bands, doubled russet and pumpkin serpentine stripes and assorted other exuberant geometric patterns. In Laura Krifka's paintings, you're the voyeur looking in with naked attraction 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z They compromised on the serpentine piece on the side of Carter's face instead. Artist tried talking Aaron Carter out of face tattoo 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Or maybe a cozy couch with a classic curved back in colors like hemp and serpentine that’s suddenly turning up in shelter magazines? Browsing: What are the bestselling sofas in L.A. right now? 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z He became enamored of the serpentine freshwater fish during childhood summers on his grandparents’ farm, where he observed them while wading in the nearby Amazon River. New Electric Eel Is Most Shocking Yet 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z That gene varies among M. guttatus plants, but every plant that can grow on serpentine soils has the same mutation. Meet the monkeyflower, a weed that may hold the key to zebra stripes and other biological mysteries 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z But instead, it became one of the city’s most lovely hidden gems, a short, serpentine path of greenery that is the aesthetic opposite of the Mall. Perspective | A guide to the Mall’s best gardens, which are lush, romantic — and often hidden. 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z The latter was disproved, as the clubhouse—which is more like a cabin—balcony provided a vista to a meadow with nine flag sticks and a serpentine creek. The scenic, secluded, fun-as-hell golf course that sits in Bandon Dunes' shadow - Golf Digest 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z But outside his office, in the serpentine lines that define today’s Harare, few believed him. A Coup Offered Hope to Zimbabwe. Has Its New President Delivered? 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z Its simple, suitably hypnotic melody – and suitably serpentine flute – makes evil sound strangely appealing. The 30 greatest Disney songs – ranked! 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z You will deal with what the company describes as the deadliest being in all of myth, Typhon, the serpentine giant. Family-friendly video games for summer fun | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z Dozens of unoccupied tables surround the buffet restaurant; vacant chairs lie scattered near the serpentine pool. For the Dominican Republic, six U.S. tourist deaths, the shooting of David Ortiz and a new image problem 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z The loose, almost fabric-like structure of the piece undulated with the waves, like the back of some giant, serpentine sea creature on whose spine you were riding: a tame Loch Ness monster in marigold skin. Review | A documentary takes a frustrating peek behind the scenes at Christo’s ‘Floating Piers’ 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z EU leaders, fatigued by the serpentine Brexit crisis, must decide on Wednesday whether to grant May a further delay. Theresa May to ask Merkel and Macron for Brexit delay 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z From Brazil and Madagascar to Europe’s Carpathian Mountains, trees move from forest to living room through serpentine routes, with twists and turns where illegal wood can be hidden. Tree sleuths are using DNA tests and machine vision to crack timber crimes 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” by Marlon James is a serpentine, epic tale set in a fantastic realm of evil monsters and villains and flawed heroes. ‘Black Leopard, Red Wolf’ is epic tale by Marlon James 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z The judges praised the book for exploring "the complexities and entanglements that made Hansberry’s life story as dramatic and serpentine as one of her plays." PEN America presents literary awards to Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Nafissa Thompson-Spires 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z The neighborhood, Chawkbazar, is centuries old and home to serpentine alleyways and teetering buildings standing so close together they nearly touch. Bangladesh Fire Tears Through Crowded Neighborhood, Killing 70 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Then there’s longtime Jackson associate Graham Maby’s serpentine bass solo on the title track. Review: Joe Jackson portrays comedy, tragedy on grand ‘Fool’ 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Once a derelict waterfront space, it had been restored, over 10 years, with well-lit ball fields, children’s fountains and a serpentine esplanade featuring a large sink for fishermen to clean their catch. To Save East River Park, the City Intends to Bury It 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z In addition to her famous serpentine coiffure, Medusa was said to have two kinds of blood coursing through her veins: on her left side, her blood was lethal; on her right side, it was life-giving. The History of Blood 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z The final task is the serpentine checkout line. Five Below is a wonderland of things no one needs. It’s also one of the most successful retailers in America. 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Together, they would try to navigate a serpentine course of 480 meters, or about 525 yards, in a little more than a minute. Another Springsteen, Starring Way Off Broadway 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Once on the peninsula, there are few cars with which to navigate the unpaved, serpentine roads between different monasteries. Ukraine-Russia tensions reach Greece’s holy Mount Athos 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, in the company’s vast data centers technicians now walked in serpentine routes, following software-generated instructions to replace hard drives, power supplies, and memory sticks. The Friendship That Made Google Huge 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z In Lululemon, it was nearly impossible to separate the serpentine lines for the fitting room and checkout counters. Inside the crowds that still show up for Black Friday 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z Motormen were supposed to slow to 6 miles per hour to accommodate the serpentine curve, but had he seen the speed limit sign it would have been too late to decelerate. 100 Years After New York’s Deadliest Subway Crash 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z The soil is classified as serpentine - a dark green that turns red when oxidized, staining the landscape in rust color. Couple dedicates life to clearing Kalmiopsis Trail 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z The soil is classified as serpentine — a dark green that turns red when oxidized, staining the landscape in rust color. Couple dedicates life to clearing Kalmiopsis Trail 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z On the road, the caravan is less an organized, fluid unit than a serpentine mass of humanity, stretching for miles. Still 1,000 miles from the border, migrant caravan pauses in Mexico to regroup - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z In Tai O, the last surviving fishing village on Lantau’s western tip, retired fisherman Wong Ho gazed at the sea link, which lights up at dusk like a serpentine ribbon of blue lights. One of the world's longest bridges opens this week, linking Hong Kong and mainland China. That's stirring concern - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z The Senate Judiciary Committee — which must work properly for the legal system to work properly — quickly became a writhing heap of serpentine partisanship. Opinion | The media mishandled Kavanaugh — and made Trump a winner 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z While Tazewell was losing one natural resource — coal — there was another to replace it: the serpentine roads around him. A Virginia Coal Town Finds a New Natural Resource: Serpentine Roads for Motorcycling 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z They also created a terraced backyard with a serpentine flagstone wall that winds from one end to the other. A search for a ‘timeless’ contemporary house led to Bethesda’s Drumaldry neighborhood 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z Decked from head to toe in three-piece suits, Emily cuts a seductive and serpentine figure. Review: Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively pair for the fun and kitschy 'Simple Favor' 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z After all, she had started her career inside a lion's cage, working as a serpentine dancer, in her mid-teens. A life among foul-mouthed parrots and frisky snakes 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z It also symbolized Walker’s serpentine journey with the Yankees. Another Yankees Game, Another Position for Neil Walker 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z Police say they’ll dismiss the ticket if the owner pays for the SUV’s damages, which fittingly include a displaced serpentine belt. Slithering surprise found under hood of SUV in Wisconsin 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Fittingly, the snake damaged the engine’s serpentine belt. Python discovered under hood of Wisconsin motorist’s SUV 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z Repairs included replacing thousands of white marble and green serpentine tiles. Famous pool at California’s Hearst Castle being filled again 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z It’s true that “malum,” in Jerome’s day, could mean any number of fruits: the serpentine creature on Michelangelo’s Sistine ceiling, for instance, is coiled around a fig tree. Opinion | Why Mistranslation Matters 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z The women of the Moxi skate team whiz through the streets of Long Beach on their roller skates, first gliding in serpentine patterns, then performing back flips, midair splits and handstands off skateboard ramps. How Moxi used nostalgia for L.A.'s skate culture to roll into the mainstream 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z It also takes a serpentine course, making the path to follow such a lifeline even longer. Humboldt River an object of scorn for pioneers 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z The serpentine route to a Fifth Avenue exit featured a glimpse of the Met Gala's dinner seating, statues and a black grand piano with mic in place. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Pierpaolo Piccioli, Caroline Kennedy help the Met unveil ‘Heavenly Bodies’ 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z Customer Norma Hungley brought her car in recently for a new serpentine belt. Minnesota social worker tries auto repair to tackle poverty 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z The look is complete with eye-like spots, faux reptilian scales, and a convincing, serpentine curve. Why This Harmless Caterpillar Disguises Itself as a Venomous Snake 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z A few feet away, a sign pointing in the other direction warned drivers of the serpentine road awaiting them. Outrage as 2nd Bus Plunges Off Cliff in Peru, Killing Dozens 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Its serpentine poisoning of the brain urges otherwise ordinary people to become semi-aware fragments of themselves, utterly hellbent on arousing and satisfying the darker, more nihilistic impulses that have always accompanied humankind. Meth, the Forgotten Killer, Is Back. And It’s Everywhere. 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z The goal is to create a “kind of serpentine urban chandelier,” where lights coming from overhead will be triggered by people walking beneath them and the vibrations of trains going past overhead. ‘Street life is closing in’: Art project in NoMA temporarily displaces homeless 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z As a child growing up in Bulgaria, Guenadiy Lazarov was mesmerized by great accordionists tearing off serpentine melodies over uneven Balkan rhythms, as they played for tips at weddings and parties. The Squeezebox Surgeon 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z This video shows printer depositing gels for serpentine implementation. An electric-eel-inspired soft power source from stacked hydrogels 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z Lenin’s marble mausoleum in Red Square must echo with his laughter because that’s just the sort of serpentine political calculation he would have appreciated. Opinion | What If the Russian Revolution Had Never Happened? 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z That sea-dwelling, serpentine conglomeration of nightmare fuel is the frilled shark, one of the oldest — and in the running for the creepiest — living species on the planet. Rarely seen ancient shark is a real monster 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z There were serpentine queues of people to withdraw their own cash from bank ATMs. Viewpoint: Modi's gamble damaged economy 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z The serpentine 6th District stretches from the affluent — and more liberal — Washington suburbs in Montgomery County to more conservative counties reaching into Appalachia. GOP sees rare pick up opportunity in Maryland, with open seat in purplish district 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z These silk screens’ serpentine designs resonate with the... Decorating a Home Office When a Couple Can’t Agree 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z The brazen huckster may be technically weak, but serpentine strong enough to attain the next level up. Opinion | God Bless America 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z That sea-dwelling, serpentine conglomeration of nightmare fuel is the frilled shark, one of the oldest — and in the running for the creepiest — living species on the planet. Rarely seen ancient shark is a real monster 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z Friends, politicians and strangers paraded through the narrow, serpentine streets of the old town, while neighbours yelled encouragement from windows and shopfronts. The father who went undercover to find his son’s killers 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Disney’s money takes a serpentine path, often flowing from one PAC to another before being spent. How one election changed Disneyland's relationship with its hometown 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z The Webb’s site is terraced so fans can line the hillside above the serpentine course. Sprint-boat racing in Washington’s Palouse 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z Cyber intrusions are notoriously difficult to attribute given the ease with which anyone with sufficient computer skills can construct serpentine, ephemeral paths to anywhere. Was the DNC hack an inside job? It's a hot theory — but probably not 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z Given the inevitable weather delays, mechanical hold-ups and serpentine security lines that are part of air travel, United staffers will at times be showing their new uniforms to a captive audience. United Airlines selects Brooks Brothers, Tracy Reese, Carhartt for a uniform makeover 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z “That serpentine David Duke is right when he says, ‘We’ll be back.’ Charlottesville hopes to wash away the stains of hate 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z Texas did not deny that many districts are serpentine, but its lawyers argued the boundaries were drawn for Republican partisan advantage, which is legal. Civil rights groups battle Texas Republicans in court on redistricting 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z The Patuca River is a long, shining serpentine — achingly beautiful — that travels through the last great swath of pristine rain forest in Central America. Perspective | A hidden cost of corruption: environmental devastation 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Martinez’s path to that night in Cleveland was a serpentine one. We All Remember the World Series Celebration. How about the Guy Who Made the Last Out? 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z In the first image, captured on 30 December 1990, the Tasman glacier stretched like a serpentine tongue. Satellite Eye on Earth: March 2017 – in pictures 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z This is a tender mercy to those folks standing in the long, serpentine line at Shake Shack on the club level, watching inning after inning roll by on nearby monitors. Don’t waste time in line. Here’s how to navigate the concessions at Nationals Park. 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z The “serpentine queue”, as it is known, solves this problem by making everybody wait in one long line that snakes through a maze of barriers. There is no ‘rule of six’ – the truth about the science of queueing 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z People stood in long, serpentine lines without cash. India’s ‘cashless billionaire’: Currency crisis spawns an unlikely magnate 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z The shape of my path was serpentine, to say the least. How does actor Mark Feuerstein stay so fit? Multitasking 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z “No food in this house,” she said of her home, miles outside Williamsport, up serpentine roads leading into the hills, where she moved a decade ago to escape the bustle and people of town. She’s 54, white, rural and a lifelong Republican. Why is she protesting Donald Trump? 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z The Valley Club is routed like an hourglass, with a wide variety of holes, including the third, hard against a barranca, the downright mountainous 10th, the gorgeous canyon-carry 14th and broad, serpentine 15th. The Valley Club of Montecito - Golf Digest 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Crucially, although they are long, serpentine queues move quickly, which is better for morale. There is no ‘rule of six’ – the truth about the science of queueing 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z The diplomatic drama unfolded over the Christmas holiday, with twists and turns unusual even for the serpentine path followed by Netanyahu's relationship with a Democratic president who opposes settlement building. Netanyahu seeks to rally Israelis around him in anti-Obama assault 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z Gone are the outdoor box office windows, replaced with a serpentine queue system and centralized box office desk, that allows patrons shelter from the rare adverse L.A. weather. Reinvented Universal CityWalk AMC theater looking for a little (movie) magic 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Its serpentine Carrera-marble top will be held up by a series of white marble lions carved in Vietnam. Ambiance for a Victorian Spirit at a Bar Called Oscar Wilde 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Soon the on-ramp becomes a serpentine stage for a chorus line of drivers and passengers who do backflips on the pavement and sing out from the rooftops of their cars. ‘La La Land’ Review: That’s Entertainment 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Encouragingly, serpentine queues now sometimes form spontaneously, for instance in front of a bank of cash machines. There is no ‘rule of six’ – the truth about the science of queueing 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z Most dramatic of all, the man’s painting began to change – transformed over the course of months from bucolic countrysides to nightmarish landscapes of serpentine roots and decaying trees and houses. Think Like a Doctor: The Painter’s Headaches Solved! 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z When it was downhill I went serpentine this way so I wouldn’t put as much pressure on the knee. Bernhard Langer takes lead into PGA Tour Champions finale 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z About 4 miles south of Ellensburg, the now-nearly-century-old Yakima River Canyon Road, while keeping for the most part close to the river, follows the eroding trout stream’s serpentine cut through the Umtanum Ridge. A precarious view above the Yakima River is a photographer’s delight 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z On Tuesday there were serpentine queues at ATMs as people tried to withdraw 100 rupee notes, which are still legal. Shock as India scraps 500 and 1,000 rupee bank notes - BBC News 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Scientists got some of their first clues about the genes involved in the development of the serpentine body form in 1999. Tiny DNA tweaks made snakes legless 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z There was certainly a serpentine beauty to Iggy in his youth, but the drawings gently highlight the singer’s broadening torso and weathered features. Raw power: why Iggy Pop posed naked for Jeremy Deller's Life Class 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Lester looked across the team’s clubhouse, toward the long, serpentine footpath that leads to the home dugout and the cozy grounds of Wrigley Field, built six years after the last Cubs World Series victory. The Cubs Confront the Curse: Is This the Year? 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z The construction traffic, the diggers churning up ranchland and the serpentine sections of 42in pipe being placed along the route in preparation for their burial testify to their defeat, as do the fruitless legal challenges. Texas activists who lost one pipeline fight set sights on new battle 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z Along the left-field fence, the serpentine Thunderbolt roller coaster looped and corkscrewed its way from the foul pole, behind the scoreboard, and toward the beach beyond center field. Pakistan’s National Baseball Team Arrives, Improbably, in Brooklyn 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z And though the line to change that would probably serpentine like the wait for a theme-park ride, he does have a serious girlfriend. Rafa Cabrera Bello Is Having One Awesome Year - Golf Digest 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Park officials worry that this will turn the serpentine, two-lane park road into a bumper-to-bumper parking lot filled with choking exhaust fumes and angry drivers. National Parks in Peril 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z It’s a serpentine city wending around coves and beaches and climbing hillsides in an infinite variety of neighborhoods. Rio deserves better than what it’s gotten so far from these Olympics 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z The scenic route near Mont Blanc took the peloton up and down serpentine roads between neatly arranged vineyards with snowcapped peaks in the distance. Quintana cracks on Alpine stage, Froome extends Tour lead 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z The road down the Grand Colombier is serpentine, steep and narrow. Tour de France Showdown Never Materializes as Chris Froome Maintains Lead 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z To co-ordinate the muscle cells’ contraction in a way that would propel the ray forwards, Dr Parker printed them in serpentine patterns. Flight of fancy 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z In practice, Olmsted created dramatic sequences of landscapes — expansive greenswards, serpentine lakes, picturesque rambles — and eschewed buildings, geometric layouts and flower beds. Conservation: Geniuses of place : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z During each 30-minute session, an instructor and three volunteers walk alongside the rider and the horse, trotting in a serpentine and doing walk halts. Horseback riding lessons help people with disabilities 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z On top, it flows forward to the forehead where it does a fine, serpentine U-turn, while along the sides it sweeps over the tops of his ears like rows of cirrus clouds. The 100 greatest descriptions of Donald Trump’s hair ever written 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z He also helps the players navigate the serpentine paperwork. Concussion Payouts Have Lenders Circling 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z A black, serpentine creature with a mouth at each extremity hung suspended in that gel. The parasite and the widow : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Dogs bark ferociously at cars that creep along the vertiginous, serpentine streets. The boom and bust of Pennsylvania’s coal towns 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z The green serpentine stone was replaced with green granite. Staunton church gears up for the great reveal 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z Adams, a Democrat, would no longer be in the current “serpentine” 12th District, which takes in portions of Charlotte, Greensboro and Winston-Salem, largely connected by land along Interstate 85 in between. Redistricting plan may put a few incumbents on shaky ground 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z But visible almost everywhere along San Pedro’s steep serpentine pathways are signs of a seemingly unlikely affair with another sport: basketball. Guatemalan Athletes Are Dribbling, and Not Only With Their Feet 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z For example, sidewinder rattlesnakes inspired a serpentine robot. Snug as a bug: the hated cockroach inspires a helpful robot 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z America is still trying to awaken from the nightmare of Bush's misbegotten wars, especially the Iraq invasion which took a serpentine trail to the birth of the Islamic State group. Bush League 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z Photograph: Dean Kaufman A silvery serpentine rooftop floating above the rolling countryside in New Canaan, Connecticut, SANAA’s Grace Farms building provides a suitably ethereal enclosure for this new centre for faith and the arts. Oliver Wainwright's top 10 architecture of 2015 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Outside, nearly a hundred cars, motorbikes and buses form a serpentine line, their drivers hoping to buy a few liters of fuel. As fuel shortages hit Nepal, is renewable energy an alternative? 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Many companies made the switch to one serpentine line to "get rid of the stress of queue calculus," as Larson says. What really drives you crazy about waiting in line (it actually isn’t the wait at all) 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Those types of lines, known to queuing theorists as serpentine lines, where the first person is distributed to the first available cash register, look the longest but are the fastest. How to Win Black Friday 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Stella was precocious and exceedingly well schooled, qualities that are now the norm but which were rare among earlier generations of American modern artists, whose routes to fame tended to be serpentine. Frank Stella’s Big Ideas 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z A mellow morning sun with a nip in the air was reason enough for a deep breath in the congested serpentine lanes of old Delhi. A riot of scents at Delhi's oldest perfumery - BBC News 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z However, the Urban Wine Trail winds its serpentine path through the heart of the Funk Zone, with over 25 name-brand Santa Ynez vintners offering up satellite tasting rooms within walking distance of one another. Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone offers urban entertainment 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Chemical Bank in New York claimed it was the first to switch to one long serpentine line in its bank lobbies in the 1960s. What really drives you crazy about waiting in line (it actually isn’t the wait at all) 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Gone are the days when tourists and window-shoppers strolled along the serpentine alleys. For those left in Syria, life among the ruins takes on a ghostly air 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z The traffic-choked Navy hub is both enriched and hemmed in by its shipping channels and vast expanses of water, and marine vistas are perpetually blemished by the serpentine glow of inching taillights. Agreement for new submerged tunnel in Norfolk leaves Virginia underwater 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z The archaeologists said the townspeople sacrificed people in honor of the serpentine fertility god Quetzalcoatl, the jaguar god Tezcatlipoca and the aquiline warrior god Huitzilopochtli. Conquistadors sacrificed and eaten by Aztec-era people, archaeologists say 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z FUSHUN, China — The descent into the pit was steep, and the car skidded down a bumpy serpentine road. Coal, Which Built a Chinese City, Now Threatens to Bury It 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z The Aydemir family home is a simple place, its cream-colored walls adorned with Koranic scripture and images of Sahmeran, a serpentine figure from Kurdish folklore. In Turkey's restive southeast, slayings of 2 Kurdish teens raise questions 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z You can spend an hour devising a strategy, then carefully sneak through a serpentine base. I would hate Metal Gear Solid V were it anything but a video game 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z The lawsuit argues that all of the 11 targeted districts were intentionally drawn in serpentine shapes to include enough partisan households to ensure the reelection of incumbents. A third redistricting lawsuit targets Va. elections map 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z The leveed river rims the southern boundary of New Orleans and continues another 40 serpentine miles till it reaches the gulf. Mississippi River Must Be Abandoned to Save New Orleans from Next Hurricane Katrina 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z They and dozens of others, from launches across the southern half of the state, trolled the waters, some as wide as a runway, others as narrow and serpentine as a country road. ’Bama vs. Gators 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z His curiosity sent him on what would become a serpentine venture through stacks of burial records. Decades After Pearl Harbor, a Mission to Honor ‘the Unknowns’ Gains Urgency 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z From the concentric circles of Marine outposts one must pass through to the serpentine barriers lining the driveway, the mission does not project an image of accessibility. Erdogan’s ISIS Opportunism 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z The children kept the beat for almost two hours while Cesar taught older students to carry their buckets in choreography that led them in serpentine lines through the class. Haitian rara music moves into the classroom in Miami 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z On the southern side of the city, near the sea, rises a single peak, Ogonzan, with a serpentine road to its summit. National Geographic Archives: Up From Ground Zero 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z After breakfast, the cars left La Paz, driving on serpentine, stone-strewn roads with lush palm fronds and ferns closing in overhead. The Mixed-Up Brothers of Bogotá 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z “There is a weird, serpentine political correctness being expressed here,” Cronenberg, in an email sent to the AP through literary agent Andrew Wylie, wrote of the award’s opponents. Gaiman, Bechdel among new table hosts at PEN gala 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z In June 2010, he mocked Mr. Obama in a new video, calling him “a devious, evasive and serpentine American president with a Muslim name.” Adam Gadahn Was Propagandist for Al Qaeda Who Sold Terror in English 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z You’ll explore dark forests filled with serpentine horrors, grey seashores crawling with witches, and abandoned university buildings crawling with their twisted inhabitants. 'Bloodborne' Review: Blood, Sweat And Nightmares 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z The Whitewater probe took a serpentine path to a spectacular near-political death. Hillary Clinton Email Flap Shows She Still Can't Say Sorry 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Understanding the nature of the “crime” means winding through some serpentine legal logic. In The Sky! It's A Bird! It's A Plane! It's Cognitive Dissonance! 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Boehner, a popular politician with a knack for navigating the House’s serpentine currents, has survived such threats before. GOP may need House Dems to help resolve DHS funding impasse 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z It covered a huge territory, and provided any number of hiding places within its serpentine grid of tunnels, bunkers and underground communications systems. Inside the Bloody Battle for Ukraine's Donetsk Airport His serpentine creature is a closeted, cologned operator of the sort that has never really existed. Hollywood Movies Take Aim at the Indomitable Critic During that time, he traveled from Pensacola, Florida to Olympia, Washington, a serpentine journey that lasted around five months, three of which he spent in Oakland. Meet the New Generation of People Hopping America's Trains 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z The Janelia Research Campus features a serpentine “landscape building” constructed into the side of a hill northwest of Washington. Sebastian Seung’s Quest to Map the Human Brain 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Volvo did not provide fuel economy figures, but journalists were able to drive the three-cylinder V40 as hard and as fast as they pleased around the company’s hilly and serpentine test track. Mighty Mite: New Three-Cylinder Engine Has Big Role In Volvo's Future (With V40, S60, S40) 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z Other notable spots highlighted by Rough Guide included the Gas Street Basin, described as "the prettiest part of the city's serpentine canal system". Birmingham in 'top 10 world cities' 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Yet as I am engulfed in the serpentine security line that leads to the planes and promised malts, I remember the horseshoe. Eulogy for Kennedy Airport's Horseshoe 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z When I ask Mutu about this serpentine imagery, she tells me a story about living on the Swahili coast. Wangechi Mutu: under the skin of Africa 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z “The serpentine nature of the district was somewhat mitigated,”Poreda said. A new district yields the same result in Florida An antiquated aluminum pipeline threads 13 miles though the serpentine fissures on the canyon floor, then up a mile of sheer rock on the South Rim. Park service calls development plans a major threat to Grand Canyon 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z Outstanding features included its serpentine roof and elaborate woodwork on the street façade. Northwood group progresses on building restoration 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z On the cover, a serpentine double helix shrouds a wireframe Earth, encircled by the acronym ABSOG—short for Asymmetric Biodiversity Studies and Observation Group, a not-for-profit trust Hatfill had established to support his pharmaceutical mission. From Accused Terrorist to Medical Adventurer “I knew my way here,” he said, referring to Wednesday’s commute, not his career’s serpentine route. A Top Scorer May Fall Short of His Ultimate Goal 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z One stronghold of westslopes is the Middle Fork of the Flathead River, a serpentine stream that glides through the Great Bear Wilderness along the southwest border of Glacier National Park. In Montana, Cutt Trout Are Always Hungry Trout 2014-04-09T00:31:27Z Based on that footage, his team was able to create 3D models of the snakes’ body positions mid-flight, coupled with an analysis of the various forces acting on their serpentine bodies and basic gliding dynamics. Serpentine Style: The Physics of Flying Snakes 2014-03-14T21:19:05Z The course for the women’s downhill race at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center is serpentine and slippery, officially 1.69 miles long, cascading through the woods of the Caucasus Mountains. In women’s downhill, a tie that binds in gold for Dominique Gisin, Tina Maze 2014-02-12T12:55:33Z The intravenous tubes undulating around the pole form the spiral figure of infinity, although in some drafts the tubes look serpentine. Well: Living With Cancer: An Artist’s View 2014-02-06T20:26:28Z While most of the world’s tracks are similarly serpentine, individual curves usually are consistent from start to finish. On the Luge, Safety Built Into Swerves 2014-02-05T02:48:29Z The serpentine mineral that forms from it is beloved of sculptors and is often used as a decorative facing stone for buildings. Hydrogen is squeezed from stone 2013-12-13T01:10:41Z The reported "slow and serpentine traffic snarls" from all major traffic intersections in the capital. Indian media: Traffic chaos after rains 2013-08-21T07:22:30Z The painted relief depicts human figures bent double by the weight of a serpentine scroll. India Ink: Kashmiri Artist Builds Bridges with Facebook Exhibit 2013-07-08T14:36:46Z That design included a meadow and bog, a deciduous forest, a conifer forest and limestone and serpentine rock formations, as well as pinelands and a kettle pond. In the Garden: Native Flora Garden Opens at Brooklyn Botanic Garden 2013-06-12T22:57:31Z When they reached the high school, they lined up quietly in an unbroken serpentine that snaked through the parking lot. Sunday in Newtown: A Visiting President Brings Together a Distraught Community 2012-12-17T16:35:32Z An interesting further application of the serpentine that is produced by this reaction, is the capture of atmospheric carbon. Hydrogen is squeezed from stone 2013-12-13T01:10:41Z They would go up against the very best, running along serpentine paths through steep mountainsides at the Xterra trail run world championship. Too Fast, Too Soon? Young Endurance Runners Draw Cheers and Concerns 2012-11-05T20:30:06Z Up until recently, the "serpentine" queue was the norm in America - and businesses were proud to implement them. The rise of the priority queue 2012-10-03T23:44:58Z They are drawn by the cloak of dense vegetation, serpentine paths, giant boulders and meandering streams created by the park’s designer, Frederick Law Olmsted. In Central Park, an Uneasy Coexistence Grows Uneasier 2012-09-14T01:03:06Z There’s just a deep bend in the serpentine Passaic River, a gaggle of pushy Canada geese and a lone rower in a single scull making good time on the calm, dark waters. Superfund Efforts to Clean Waterways Come With a Risk 2012-08-13T18:57:27Z When I stop at last, the counter worker grabs the ends of the butcher paper and scrunches them to form a basket filled with smoked meat and serpentine wisps of steam. Restaurant Review: Hill Country Barbecue Market — NYC — Restaurant Review 2012-07-03T22:11:44Z A train of cars, diminished by the long perspective, was creeping with serpentine undulations up the valley, and trailing a thin vapor against the sky. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z While Adelaide was wondering where he had gone to so suddenly, a huge stream of serpentine fire issued from the Engine House. The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury 2012-04-20T02:00:07.610Z What is the highest score that can be made by laying out the above cards in serpentine order? Hoyle's Games Modernized 2012-04-15T02:00:05.927Z Its architecture, its interior decoration, its moss-covered, serpentine, brick walk leading to the old kitchen, and the fascinating flower garden, still radiant with old-time favorites, attest the age of this old home. Historic Fredericksburg The Story of an Old Town 2012-04-11T02:00:30.517Z But before reaching this point, the course of the stream was extremely serpentine, making several long windings through the valley. The Frontiersmen 2012-04-10T02:00:18.933Z Thus originated the vast cavalcade, or emigrant train, stretching its serpentine length for miles, enveloped in vast pillars of dust, patiently wending its toilsome way across the American continent. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z So graceful and serpentine! and some of them quite new! The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury 2012-04-20T02:00:07.610Z "See us lurch along in line, with a straggle serpentine." Punch, or the London Charivari, November 4th 1893 2012-04-07T02:00:30.293Z Imagine using the smart cubes to someday replace a broken serpentine belt under the hood of a car in an emergency. AI Me-Rector Sets: Self-Assembling Robotic Cubes Can Replicate Objects [Video] 2012-04-05T11:15:00.207Z Since this discovery was made public, it has been ascertained that there are fossil remains of the eozoon in the serpentine rocks of Great Britain. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Some caverns have sunken in, leaving serpentine ravines. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Behind the altar is a mosaic screen, with panels of porphyry and serpentine, and an ancient episcopal throne. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Far overhead where the "spot" was shooting forth its brilliant ray of concentrated light a tiny serpentine tongue of flame crept over the inside of the proscenium drape. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z As far as he could make out, it was composed of a kind of fine gravel, in which appeared great quantities of a green stone, known as serpentine. The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo 2012-03-26T02:00:32.267Z In a corner of this he had drawn on a palette a serpentine curve with the words “The Line of Beauty.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z These bayous or channels wind their serpentine courses through low flats, flooded at high water, and exposing fair expanses of vivid green at the subsidence of the waters. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z Between two serpentine columns is a figure of St. John Baptist by L. Valadico after Donatello. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z A hard, compact variety of serpentine found in Rhode Island. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Chords marked as above are slightly rolled in the same manner as if marked by a serpentine line, unless the sign denotes a linking with the other hand. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z Calcification and ossification of blood-vessels are frequent when the latter become dilated, as in aneurisms, whether these occur as circumscribed tumors or as a serpentine elongation and widening of the affected vessel. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z The hills, which are mainly composed of granite, serpentine and syenite, rise in irregular masses to considerable heights, the loftiest point, Victoria Peak, reaching an altitude of 1825 ft. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The splendid ambones in the nave, inlaid with serpentine and porphyry, are of the twelfth century. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z A very curious garden wall is the serpentine brick wall still standing at the University of Virginia, at Charlottesville. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z Mounds arranged in serpentine form have also been found in Iowa, at a place formerly known as Prairie La Porte, afterwards called Gottenburgh. Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World 2012-03-01T03:00:28.303Z There was serpentine and granite, specimens of which were collected, and given to Captain King. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z It occurs not only as pebbles but in the form of granular nodules in a serpentine rock, and occasionally, though very rarely, shows traces of crystal faces. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z Being country roads and serpentine, they had puzzled many an inexperienced neighbor passing from village to village. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Jefferson was the planner and architect of the University of Virginia; and it is stated that he built this serpentine wall. Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth 2012-03-06T03:00:22.850Z I followed, and reached the designated point in the corn-field in about half an hour, having to use the utmost precaution, and in some cases to pass the guards by crawling in a serpentine manner. The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession 2012-02-14T03:00:24.963Z How charmingly the Links of the Forth, as the serpentine windings of the river are called, adorn the rich vale, in which they love to linger, as if loth to depart. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z Verde-antique, verd-an-tēk′, n. a beautiful stone of a dark-green colour with patches of white, and sometimes black and red—a mixture of serpentine with limestone dolomite or magnesite, much prized by the ancient Romans. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Arrived near it, she crouched, and there was something truly serpentine in the gliding, flexible, noiseless movements by which she reached the very door, and there she found a chink and listened. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Our boat turned in behind an islet of living green, and pushed its way up the serpentine course of Fevre River. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z A more or less continuous band of serpentine belonging to this series forms the principal watershed, although it nowhere rises to any great height. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z We reach Lochkatrine, a narrow sheet of water, ten miles in length, winding, in serpentine turns, among the huge mountains which guard it on every side. The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion 2012-02-11T03:03:41.800Z There is little fishing to be done on this wild rigid coast, and beyond some rough farming and their "serpentine" shops, it is hard to see what the population live upon. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z Imitations of porphyry, of serpentine, and of granite are also met with, but these were used chiefly in pavements, and for the decoration of walls, for which purposes the onyx-glass was likewise employed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Everywhere along the coast, but more especially on the south side, serpentine cropped out—giving little promise of fertility. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z The copper deposits are mainly in well-marked fracture planes in serpentine; the ore is pyrrhotite, with or without chalcopyrite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z The lame hopped and skipped, the blind imagined they could see, and those who had lost their hands held on with their stumps to the serpentine line. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z In carnival—I had just missed it—they were hung with serpentine and exchanged bombardments of roses and compliments with the street; but now their fastness, except to the flutter of a hand, was absolute. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z The style is early Decorated, and a rich ornamentation is carried out in Italian marble, serpentine and alabaster. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z Embryos usually assume the serpentine form in the latter part of June and are coiled in a counterclockwise spiral with the head on the outside of the coil. Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia) 2011-12-17T03:00:17.963Z At the base there is often an arkose, composed largely of fragments of serpentine and granite derived from the ancient floor. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" 2012-01-22T03:00:24.397Z Originally the priming was put into the pan from a flask containing a fine-grained powder called serpentine powder. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z It was a shame to take up so much of your busy time, and to persecute you with the serpentine wisdom. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z By the Menheniot Station on the G.W.R. is a hill of serpentine thrown up at one jet, and now largely quarried for the sake of the roads. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z "I wonder why they come, if they are not sorry," Claire said to herself, as she re�ntered the town, leaving the great serpentine funeral behind her. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z These mountains consist of slaty talc much metamorphosed, and of serpentine. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z The loose powder mixture came to be called “serpentine”; after wet mixing it was more or less granulated or corned and was known as “corned” powder. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The rocks of this group accompany gabbro and serpentine, but the exact conditions under which they are formed and the significance of their structures is not very clearly understood. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Mullion Cove We now reach the superb serpentine cliffs of the Lizard with the beautiful coves of Polurrian, Mullion, and Kynance. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z The whole retinue was at last unfurled upon the smooth roadway, along which it crawled with something of the same serpentine stealthiness as that of the almost parallel creek. An Ambitious Woman A Novel 2011-11-23T03:00:54.137Z The road was serpentine and exceedingly steep, and was overhung on one side by half-distinguished precipices, whilst the other was a gulf, filled by the darkness of the driving clouds. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z Many of the walks are retired, and are of a serpentine character, with here and there, in some secluded spot along their windings, a rude and unpolished bench upon which to recline. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z Instead, they made little progress as they tried to pay off the cost of their serpentine journey to the U.S. and other debts owed to the brothers. Ukranian brothers convicted in Pa. trial in forced-labor scheme in US stores, offices 2011-10-12T21:11:09Z The jambs of the portal are green serpentine, and contain three figures of angels on each side. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Within the single town of Fryeburg its serpentine windings are said to be thirty-six miles, making in this meandering only four miles on a direct line. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z But ahead, the terrible interlacing of vines and thorny ropes, the strangle-hold of serpentine lianas on every available trunk—all this could be only tropic. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z The pale moonlight streamed in from the windows which opened on the veranda, and the light was softened by the leaves of the wild vines, which, with their long serpentine clusters, climbed over everything. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z The creek, uniting here with the Kalamazoo, after a serpentine course of forty miles, supplies the water-power and gives the necessary impetus to trade. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z Fragment of tail of some serpentine creature having on the back a ridge of projections. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) 2011-09-30T02:00:18.107Z It is watered on three sides by the Irish sea, and separated on the eastern side from Caernarvonshire, by the serpentine strait of Menai, from three-quarters to half a mile broad. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z Yet they included granite, gneiss, basalt, porphyry and serpentine, which, even in his own day, were by many observers correctly regarded as of igneous origin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z When I looked round and found you were not on my serpentine back, I didn't know where I was when you went overboard, and therefore didn't know a bit where to search for you. The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z A well-kept, serpentine path winds up the steep rock, and there is a mossy stone seat at every bend. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z The rising mist, as it spread through the trees along the serpentine course of the valley, seemed like some fabulous monster devouring all that came in its way. The Whale and the Grasshopper And other Fables 2011-09-05T02:00:18.250Z So you have to go from thin membranes of silicon to thin, filamentary, serpentine noodles of silicon, essentially. Electronic 'tattoo' may monitor vital organ functions 2011-09-01T04:28:07Z If Indians hate their politicians so much, why do they stand in long, serpentine lines and vote for them? Letter from India: The Politics of Scorning Politicians 2011-08-31T10:30:45Z Garnets are very widely distributed, occurring in crystalline schists, gneiss, granite, metamorphic limestone, serpentine, and occasionally in volcanic rocks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z One party with artillery and stores embarked in canoes, to mount the River Chagre, the course of which is extremely serpentine. History of the Buccaneers of America 2011-08-19T02:00:13.187Z The aroma of fresh-cut cedar lingers in the air at the serpentine wall. A Wall to Remember an Era?s First Exiles 2011-08-06T04:28:34Z Its soft yellow sandy beach, its emerald waves, deep rock-pools and gorgeous serpentine cliffs, of green, purple, crimson, and black, are then of astonishing beauty. The Story of the Toys 2011-08-05T02:00:49.720Z A little mental multiplication will help us to picture the long serpentine coil that was twisting its way from Colenso to the new westerly point of attack. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z The olivine is colourless in itself, but in most cases is altered to green or yellow serpentine, often with bands of dark magnetite granules along its cleavages and cracks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Perversion of will by mis-choice precipitates him into serpentine form, duplicated in sex, "Parts of that Part which once was all." Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z The floors were paved with a fine mosaic of marble and green serpentine alternating with slabs of white marble or discs of red porphyry. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z The serpentine rock of which it is composed is very beautiful when polished. The Story of the Toys 2011-08-05T02:00:49.720Z Is not the so-called "line of beauty" serpentine? Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman 2011-07-20T02:00:12.413Z Many outcrops of similar rocks have been traced in the northern zones of the Alps, often with serpentine and hornblende-schist. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z Kremlin, the citadel of Moscow, Russia. serpentine: a rock, often of a dull green colour, mantled and mottled with red and purple. syenite: a stone named from Syene, in Egypt, where it was first found. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z The valley is very serpentine, redoubling on itself. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z Within a few feet of our camp, a clear, ice-cold little rivulet threaded its serpentine way down among rocks and ferns, and made sweet music to lull us to sleep. Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing 2011-07-09T02:00:15.543Z That last black jagged rock you learned people call trap or basalt, sir; and this, that we come to now, serpentine. Adventures of Working Men From the Notebook of a Working Surgeon 2011-07-07T02:00:30.453Z The serpentine and gabbro formation is characteristically of an eruptive nature. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z The fireplace was occupied by the furnace, on which, as has been stated, was placed an alembic, communicating by means of a long serpentine pipe with a receiver. Auriol or, The Elixir of Life 2011-06-24T02:00:23.867Z Clay, flint, ochre of various kinds, saltpetre, alum, reddle, soapstone, plumbago, oil-stone, marble, serpentine, &c., may be enumerated among the useful minerals of less importance, which characterize that region. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z Mr. Argentina later told detectives he was trying to run, “serpentine, but didn’t have enough room to do that,” said Paul J. Browne, the Police Department’s chief spokesman. City Room: Before the Bullets, a Warning: 'Peter, This Is for You' 2011-06-21T18:59:24Z She ran down past the end of the dormitory building into the head of the long serpentine path, known as the Cedar Walk. Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm What Became of the Raby Orphans 2011-06-14T02:00:19.177Z |
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