Word: backgrounder
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...mounted nearby buildings and worked their way into the besieged facility. Fierce gun battles ensued as they sought to push back the attackers. In scenes reminiscent of the three-day siege of Mumbai's luxury hotels, there was a relentless exchange of gunfire, with ammunition crackling loudly in the background. The local area, Manawan, near the Wagah border with India, was placed under curfew as local residents fled the area...
...secretary is a person with a background in insurance and was formerly the governor of Kansas,” said Ware, referring to Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, who was tapped to lead the Department of Health and Human Services last month. “[Koh] will be the most senior person in the health profession...
...more wise men than the balance of the federal government does, at least when it comes to fixing broken markets. Since the Treasury's policies are based on the whims of the Secretary, what Geithner is really saying is that he and he alone has the intellect and background to prevent future failures like AIG from happening again...
...symphony orchestras and classical ensembles. However, in the spring of 2007, two Harvard students, in an attempt to bring to light the significance of these less-common musical genres, founded the Harvard College American Music Association (HCAMA), providing a vehicle for musicians from a variety of non-classical backgrounds to explore their unique styles and perform together. HCAMA has now also given musicians the opportunity to perform in the Queen’s Head Pub.“There was not enough focus on bluegrass,” says mandolin player and current HCAMA president Forrest...
...compared with the strongest song on the LP, “Jetplane (Staying on a).” Beginning with a heavy beat but soft vocals in a content apathy, the piece develops a melody that tenses up with the introduction of electronic flares and static creeping into the background. The distortion of one key repeated phrase in the song and the eventual clumsy breakdown of the tune into silence lend it an incredible power of allegory for decay, like a sunny day degenerating into a damp and cloudy afternoon. Much of the rest of the album, however, is plagued...