Word: blasting
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...bilateral, the argument goes, whereas this time North Korea's neighbors-including its closest ally and major benefactor, China-are signatories to the deal, which should force Pyongyang to keep its promises and continue to bargain in good faith. The Chinese were infuriated by Kim's October nuclear blast; President Hu Jintao had publicly warned against such a test. This "deal has muscle," argues Michael Green, a former NSC adviser on East Asian affairs in the Bush Administration, "because the Chinese have been very unhappy with the North's provocations...
...have to look too far to see why people looked down on Smith. In fact, you need only look precisely where she wanted you to: at the double-D twin attention rockets that helped blast her to stardom. (In life Smith was coy about the specifics of her plastic surgery--its existence confirmed, grimly, by the medical examiner after her death--even if she was not shy about displaying the results.) We have a Puritan suspicion of people who improve on what nature gave them. FX's Nip/Tuck both glamorizes and moralizes about plastic surgery. Last year Hillary Clinton dealt...
...effectively isolates Kim. The Clinton deal was bilateral, whereas this time all North Korea's neighbors, including its closest ally, China, are co-signers, which should force Pyongyang to keep its promises and continue to bargain in good faith. The Chinese were infuriated by Kim's October nuclear blast--President Hu Jintao had publicly warned against such a test--and have ratcheted up the pressure accordingly. This "deal has muscle," argues Michael Green, a former Bush adviser on East Asian affairs, "because the Chinese have been very unhappy with the North's provocations...
...answer came seconds later. A huge explosion blew a hole in a bakery, sending body parts and bread showering onto the pavement outside. Three Israelis were killed and two others wounded by the blast. Responsibility for the terror attack was immediately claimed by three different Palestinian militant groups, one of them - Islamic Jihad - identifying the bomber as Mohammed Siksik, 21, from Gaza...
...made the birds throw up. Other solutions are more violent. A few years ago, in an odd reversal of stereotypes, the University of Texas in Austin bought shotguns to scare off the grackles, while A&M, famed for its Corps of Cadets, opted for a recording of a shotgun blast echoing through the barracks' courtyards periodically, Gayle recalled...