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 yin

  • n  the dark negative feminine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
    the interaction of yin and yang maintains the harmony of the universe

  • When a man has an ache or pain, either yang or yin is getting out of hand.
  • The two great television-era communicators in the office were yin and yang: Bill Clinton was a master of the conversational, not so good at set-piece speeches; Ronald Reagan just .
  • Sugar and most fruits, for example, tend to be very yin, while meats and eggs tend to be very yang.
News & Articles

  • CDC reports outbreaks of illness from pools are up, as state inspectors drop from 2009
    Summer is finally here. School is finally out. And to the relief of parents everywhere, the pool is finally open. Children have so much time on their hands during vacation that having a safe place to splash around during the dog days of summer is a gift. But as yang follows yin, there can be no carefree swimming without a thought to what's in the water.
    June 14, 2013 - The Greenville News
  • Orioles Notebook: Chen to throw half-mound session
    BALTIMORE — Starting pitcher Wei-Yin Chen is scheduled to throw a half-mound session Thursday in Sarasota, Fla., manager Buck Showalter said, and he could move up to a full-sized mound outing Saturday
    June 13, 2013 - CapitalGazette.com
  • Chen set to throw from full mound Saturday
    Several injured Orioles continued to progress toward rejoining the team, with lefty Wei-Yin Chen (left oblique strain) set to throw off a regular mound for the first time on Saturday.
    June 13, 2013 - Baltimore Orioles
Quotes

  • Dick Wolf in eTaiwan News
    The secret of partners is always to have ideally one be the yang to somebody else's yin, and I think that they are really very complementary to each other,Wolf said.
  • Eddie House in Washington Post
    It's like the yin and the yang,Celtics guard Eddie House said Friday before the team practiced for Game 2 of the NBA finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. "They both do different things."

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