Word: appealing
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Indeed, the bandoneon (an instrument similar to the accordion, but more challenging to play and used almost exclusively in tango music) is not an instrument with mass appeal, and Latin-American tango music...well, let's just say that it's not suprising that Piazzolla doesn't have the same sort of following that Prince...
...Walsh will hold on--and hold on tight--to his seat, despite the pleas for resignation by friends and foes alike. Friends and colleagues may have supported the beleaguered councillor during the trial, but it seems Walsh will have to appeal his case alone...
...meantime, he has until April 22 to file an appeal of his conviction.This appeal would not delay the initialsentencing, however, and Walsh is expected to getbetween two and a half and three and a half yearsin prison...
...appeal is not Walsh's only way to avoidjail time. The convicted councillor may plead fora non-jail punishment so that he can take care ofhis aging mother, with whom he still lives.Walsh's mother attended the entire trial and brokedown in tears when she found out her son was afelon...
...Marable and some other responsible black educators may be underestimating the appeal of "vulgar" Afrocentrism. Barry Mehler, a white Ferris State professor who specializes in investigating white racism, only recently became aware of the melanist advocates and was shocked by the wide acceptance of their views. "They do not represent a majority of black opinion," he says, "but they represent a significant minority." In a society that has treated blacks as inferiors because of the color of their skin, it is hardly surprising that many of them now embrace melanist doctrine. But in doing so, they are indulging in what...