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Occasionally Lemon Jelly’s sound becomes too Muzak, too effortless—like their name, too cloyingly easy to swallow. “Nervous Tension,” in particular, with its ceaseless pounding bass, is just plain dull. There’s always a tendency to doze off while listening to this album, which is not at all displeasing, but does not make for the most exciting music. But the simple keyboard melodies, looped around the urban beats and guitar riffs, lend a peculiar ambience to the entire album. It’s just a bit boring...

Author: By Thomas J. Clarke, Tiffany I. Hsieh, and Daniel M. Raper, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: New Albums | 4/20/2001 | See Source »

...first, I tried to brush it off," he remembers. "But it got worse. I got beat up every day and couldn't take it. I'd fake being sick. My grades slipped." David's parents, having learned of his travails, went to school administrators. But the harassment was ceaseless, and David's thoughts darkened: "I felt, 'What did I do to deserve this?' I wanted revenge. I never sat down and planned anything--I personally couldn't pick up a gun and kill someone, it's not who I am--but I will tell you, I did want to hurt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Makes a Child Resilient? | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

...risk of starvation caused by years of war, drought and their government's ineptitude. To many, losing a part of their heritage in Bamiyan?and at the other Buddhist sites in Jalalabad, Ghazni and Kandahar?is only one of many tragedies inflicted on them by 20 years of ceaseless turmoil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 1) No Television
2) No Statues | 3/12/2001 | See Source »

...folks at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Wash. announced the latest result of their ceaseless efforts at "innovation." When the version of Microsoft Office now code-named "Office 10" arrives in late 2001, not only will consumers be able to buy the software, they'll be also able to buy an annual subscription. In other words, they pay Microsoft now, and if they don't pay again in a year to renew the subscription, their copy of Office stops working. A glowing Microsoft press release described the deal as an "exciting new opportunity" to receive the same version of Office...

Author: By Stephen E. Sachs, | Title: Of Liberty and License | 11/21/2000 | See Source »

...short, the past four days have provided more than ample cause for us all to take a step back from the seemingly ceaseless dot-com hoopla and review where we stand. The party may not be over, but now seems like an ideal time to put down the champagne for a few moments and toss back a glass of ice-cold water. While sobriety is most sorely lacking in the nation's financial quarters, this campus could also benefit from some reasoned reflection on the state of the New Economy...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: When the New Economy Ages | 4/7/2000 | See Source »

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