Word: aftera
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...geisha, Goldenfound he was writing about the wrong subject andswitched his focus completely. 750 pages went intothe trashcan, and he wrote 800 pages about 35years in the life of a geisha that were declared"dry." Golden then threw out another 750 pages, anact which he called "exhilarating," and then aftera week-long anxiety attack, decided that this wasa story about "a world" and one that needed to betold in the first person. After six weeks ofwriting, Golden developed a voice that mixes thecleverness of a gifted woman with the wide-eyes ofchildhood and emerged with the character of NittaSayuri...
...Foster got free on a fast break aftera defender's attempted clear veered off her chest,but her blast from the top of the box wasdeflected by a leaping Reginio. Just secondslater co-captain Devon Bingham sent a ball fromthe right endline screaming towards the front ofthe net. Miller raced in from the left side toredirect, but she tripped over Reginio and managedonly to tap it wide...
...years. After a worldwide tourof more than a year, a trip to India and a lot oftime to ponder success, "Alanis" is the buzzwordof the music industry once again. But this timethe hype is seething with expectations andpressure--especially since she is the primecandidate for the dreaded "sophomore slump." Aftera debut album that rockets to the top, artiststend to stagnate (i.e. Hootie and the Blowfish),boring their fans and reinvigorating theirenemies. With one of the top albums of all time asher debut, endless radio promotion and an elasticvoice that some consider grating, Alanis wouldcertainly find a worthy opponent...
...kind of funny--people will come up aftera show and tell me they usually hate countrymusic, but they love the way I do it. I guessthat's a compliment, right?" she laughs...
...former executive said there was verylittle chance for Julian's recovery because thehigh-end line does not bring in much revenue andfirms will not be quick to pick up a license aftera company has been liquidated...