(1) Freaks And Geeks was my thing, based on my experiences.
(2) Far from being depressed, the audience turned into a heaving mass of furious geeks, who roared their anger and vowed that they would not rest until they had brought down the rotten system The "skeptic movement" (always spelt with "k" by the way, to emphasise their distinctiveness) had come to Singh's aid.
(3) Google has tried hardware – even home hardware – before with a smart power meter (shut down in September 2011), the Nexus Q set-top box (never went on sale), and is currently trying to persuade people beyond geek boundaries to try its Google Glass headset.
(4) There have always been geeks and fans here, it’s just now they call it Comic-Con.
(5) Shadowtroopers and AT-AT walkers should keep the geeks happy At-AT walkers Photograph: YouTube Black-armoured stormtroopers have featured in numerous (largely non-canonical) Star Wars novels, games and comic books over the years, but never in the movies themselves.
(6) At the same time, however, I also know to expect a series of variations on two classic negative comments: "You geeks need to get out more" and "Do adults really play these things?"
(7) In the spirit of the page, this is a reception where 900 science enthusiasts can chat, meet pop-science experts and geek out.
(8) Geek Girl Meetup Geek Girl Meetup is targeted at females with an interest in tech, design and startups.
(9) Jeff Jarvis , professor, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Facebook Twitter Pinterest Jeff, author of Geeks Bearing Gifts: Imagining New Futures for News; What Would Google Do?
(10) He inhabits a variety of modes: the lecturer, the thinker, the math geek in a hoodie in front of a chalkboard of formulas, the leader with a lightly clenched fist to show decisiveness and determination.
(11) • Week in Geek sees Ben Child hoping James Mangold will get it right for The Wolverine , a second attempt to spin off Hugh Jackman's X-Men character.
(12) Comic-book epics Finally, no Week in Geek preview would be complete without a rundown of the coming year’s superhero stylings.
(13) Silberman’s story on the topic, The Geek Syndrome , was published by Wired in 2001.
(14) Tobey Maguire fans – and there are many vocal and vehement ones – will insist that no one can replace the king of geek chic in the Spider suit, but they may come to accept that if anyone can, it's Garfield.
(15) All your baby has actually done – in geek terms – is receive the latest OS update, which fixes a few bugs (it goes cross-eyed less often), clears up some performance issues (it feeds more efficiently), and enables new features (object-batting now included).
(16) They tried to make the geek the hero, and audiences don't get the excitement of projecting on to that, because that's who they are already.
(17) Geek culture is made up of, and enjoyed by, all kinds of people and our norms should reflect that.
(18) The others were fiddly, trivial-looking plastic things cluttered with buttons and dials, appealing mainly to gadget-obsessed geeks with the time to figure out how to work them.
(19) Hamilton can be enjoyed by both the musical theater geek and the rap aficionado, but it ultimately has more to offer the former.
(20) Simon Brew of Den of Geek wrote : "He might not be Ryan Gosling, but Affleck has quietly been impressing as an actor, and maturing as one too.
Leek
Definition:
(n.) A plant of the genus Allium (A. Porrum), having broadly linear succulent leaves rising from a loose oblong cylindrical bulb. The flavor is stronger than that of the common onion.
Example Sentences:
(1) Serves 4 100g butter, at room temperature 150g flour 50g ground almonds 30g suet 1 egg yolk 50g cooked chestnuts, chopped 5 tbsp chopped fresh thyme Salt and black pepper For the leeks 1kg leeks, trimmed 100g butter Salt and pepper 200ml double cream 1 tsp nutmeg 1 To make the crumble topping, work the butter into the flour until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs, then add the ground almonds and suet.
(2) Acyl-CoA elongase has been partially purified from leek (Allium porrum L.) epidermal cells.
(3) Grilled cuttlefish on a bed of chestnut purée comes dramatically drizzled with black squid ink and shredded fried leek, while the innocuous-sounding champi con foie conceals mushroom, foie gras, creamy alioli (garlic mayonnaise) and a slick of salsa verde.
(4) Recipe supplied by Patrick Hanna, L'Entrepot, lentrepot.co.uk Clams with leek, fennel and parsley Though you could add a twirl of al dente spaghetti or linguine to this dish, it is the fragrant, briny broth that delights – better with a crusty loaf and a spoon.
(5) Scrub and peel the carrots, chop and add to the onion, then chop and rinse the white and pale green parts of the leeks, stir into the vegetables together with the bay leaves and the tomatoes, then continue cooking till lightly browned and approaching tenderness.
(6) Another new spot, Victor (11 rue Victor Massé), offers a good deal for lunch, with a tasty €12 plat du jour that includes dishes such as tender veal sautéed with baby leeks and hazelnuts, and crisp rocket salad and roasted new potatoes.
(7) 7 Serve the leeks on top of a scoop of beans, sprinkled with hazelnuts and drizzled with olive oil, with crusty bread.
(8) The reverse of the new coin shows the English rose, Welsh leek, Scottish thistle and Northern Irish shamrock emerging from one stem within a royal coronet – a design created by 15-year-old schoolboy David Pearce, who won a competition to create the image.
(9) Put under the grill for 10 mins, or until the leeks start to turn golden.
(10) The broth he used for a beef shank, adding baby vegetables and bundles of leek, celery, fresh thyme and bay leaf and gently heating it for the longest time.
(11) Summarising the evidence to be heard, Leek said the inquest, which is set to last seven weeks, will hear from a report on a Tunisian investigation into the attack, compiled by the judge Lazhar Akremi.
(12) Green leaves of leek and chive mainly contain kaempferol glycosides, with mono- and di-glycosides dominating in leek and di- and tri-glycosides in chive.
(13) Pearl millet [Pennisetum millet (L.) leeke] is the main source of food energy for the rural poor in many areas of the semiarid tropics.
(14) 4 When the pastry case is ready, spoon the leeks and cheese in and sprinkle spring onions over the top, then pour the creme fraiche over the top.
(15) 3 To serve, slice the leeks in half lengthways and divide between four plates.
(16) Marmaduke Scarlet, via GuardianWitness Serves 6 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp butter 1 onion, finely chopped 1-2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 3 leeks, well washed, white and green parts finely sliced 400g can of white beans (butter beans, haricots or cannellini) 900ml vegetable stock 2 bay leaves Fresh thyme sprig Juice of 1 lemon 1 tbsp white balsamic vinegar Herb pesto or gremolata, to serve 1 Heat the oil in a large saucepan.
(17) Jo's leek and goat's cheese tart Cook - Get-togethers, Jane Warren's music group.
(18) 5 Remove the pan from heat and serve the chickpeas on top of the leeks.
(19) The leek-moth digs straight mines towards the base of the plant.
(20) Three experiments were conducted to determine the nitrogen-corrected metabolizable energy (MEn) content of ground pearl millet [Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke].