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DEFINITION: (noun) A steep bowl-shaped hollow occurring at the upper end of a mountain valley, especially one forming the head of a glacier or stream. SYNONYMS: corrie, cwm. USAGE: We followed the stream up the incline until we reached the cirque that was its source.

Pankration, as practiced in the ancient world, combined the techniques of boxing and wrestling in a no holds barred fighting sport. According to Greek mythology, the sport was created by Hercules and Theseus. It was introduced into the Greek Olympic Games in 648 BCE, and a similar form of the sport, called mixed martial arts, is still practiced today. Pankration was not simply a sport; it formed the basis of combat training for Greek soldiers. In what ways did it resemble oriental martial arts?

This week, the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly will review a resolution proposing that European schools resist teaching creationism, the belief that God created the world in 6 days, and intelligent design, the theory that a higher intelligence helped some life forms develop, in school science classes. If passed, the resolution would not be binding on the Council's 47 member states, it would merely reflect the widespread political opposition to teaching these disciplines as science.