Word: afraid
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...predictable rhythms and enhanced voice, it’s Britney’s oversexed lyrics that define the CD. “Circus” is shocking not because it was finally made, but because Britney so desperately wants to be wanted—and isn’t afraid to ask. “Mmm Papi” has Britney asking to “be your sweet baby” before getting to her more pressing request: “let’s make out.” She supplements background snaps and metallic beeps with...
...this already. Doing the stage performance is difficult because I'm very emotionally naked and exposed and vulnerable. To have people not only not hate me but be able to relate, it makes the truth of the story even more clear: stop hiding the things that you're afraid of. If you just deal with it and stop feeding it and giving it power, your weakest points will be your strengths...
...figures yet on what impact the financial crisis has had on that top-tier trend. But after so many years of heady growth, many rich Russians still seem to take the boom times for granted. Kazakov's wife's bravado is shared by many. "Some people are afraid, but I am not," says businessman Alexander (who asked that only his first name be used), as he strolls along the deck of a 58-ft. yacht wearing a shiny leather coat with a fur collar...
...visitors at the fair have noticed a change this year. "Last year the show was more powerful," says Joseph Morchic, a Russian businessman based in New Jersey. "Everyone here thinks there will be a crisis, but they don't know what it is yet. My friends talk about being afraid, but I don't think they are." Morchic points out that Russia has been through worse before - and bounced back. "You can't compare this crisis to the one in 1998," he says, referring to the year the ruble collapsed and Russia defaulted on tens of billions of dollars' worth...
...hiring private security guards, who are employed and controlled by war lords. “There are a lot of places where you can drive by in your tank in the middle of the day without getting shot at, but the people that you are driving by are more afraid of the Taliban than they are of you,” he said. Galasco, a senior military analyst for the Human Rights Watch, said he was optimistic that civilian casualties in Afghanistan might decrease due to the ban on cluster munitions, which Afghanistan signed despite protests from the U.S. While...