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...develop after the first few chords, and repeated listens reveal no real nuance or subtlety, something that is true all-too-often of the songs on this album. Bass, electric guitar and drums are augmented elsewhere by acoustic guitar and that indie pop favorite, keyboards. Strings are largely absent as Bishop Allen choose a simpler sound that emphasizes their songwriting. This might seem like a wise decision, as Rice and Rudder have acquired a reputation for witty wordplay and elegant storytelling, but on “Grr…” the songwriting disappoints most...
Five years ago, Jewels was firmly on track to continue the family tradition of early parenthood. Her mother is a drug addict, and the grandmother who raised her had just died of cancer. Shifted to a foster home, Jewels turned to sex to find the love and attention her absent family couldn't provide. "I was lost," she says simply. (See pictures of a diverse group of American teens...
...Bylaws Section 22 stipulate that any representative who has been absent from three or more regular Council meetings, three or more regular Committee Meetings, or any combination of four absences from regular Council meetings and regulard committee meetings will be expelled from the council...
...lips as if to silence the piano, Lang Lang physically signaled the dreamy transition into a barcarolle-like segment, which he executed with seamless tempo changes and delightful subito pianos. The distorted, showy embellishments critics have used to label Lang as a talented but immature pianist were completely absent from this piece, for Lang’s use of rubato was liberal but never stretched to the point of mannerism. The pianist swept the sonata to a climactic end with a flurry of majestic octaves and runs.Lang next plunged into an aggressive performance of Béla Bart?...
...China's buying spree has, however, been selective. The United States was conspicuously absent from its global shopping itinerary. The last major Chinese bid to buy a U.S. company ended in diplomatic disaster, when the China National Offshore Oil Corp. or CNOOC offered to buy the California oil company Unocal in 2005, in a deal worth about $18.5 billion, and a backlash in Congress prompted the angry Chinese to withdraw the offer. Unocal was finally sold to Chevron. More recent Chinese investments in the U.S. have also fared badly: Beijing has lost billions in recent months from investments in Morgan...