"The bars are full of souls so empty, " a barefoot Criolo sang in Central Park, wearing a yellow guayabera and white slacks, to an arm-waving crowd.

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Adria's attempt to explain it Thursday involved much arm-waving and diagram-scrawling, as he described a multipronged structure that will encompass a history of cuisine ranging "from the Big Bang to the Neolithic period" and beyond, taking in the origins of human life.

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The umpire will signal the start of the fielding side's choice of powerplay by waving his arm in a circular motion - and indicate a powerplay chosen by the batting side by waving his arms in a circle and then clapping his hands above his head.

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Even so, his conclusions about our near-certain doom have him grinning like a know-it-all at math camp, an arm waving eagerly in the air as he beats the other kids to the grim answer.

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