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...chopped-and-screwed version of some thrown-away Lou Reed chords, and while it might not be the best cut on the album, it does get my vote for best song name of the year. Further evidence of maturity can be found in the album’s closer, “Red Elephant,” which isn’t a Sunny Day Real Estate cover, but does have a very cool bass hum that makes its punctuated guitar riffs sound even spikier. Occasionally, the Ruffians’ newfound warmth betrays them. “I Need...
...Israel has acknowledged its need to withdraw from Arab territory, which they had occupied for security considerations. Withdrawal from the 20-mile “Security Belt” in Southern Lebanon in May 2000 proved counter-productive. It brought Hezbollah 20 miles closer to the Northern borders. Its withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in August 2005 was fatal. With long range missiles, neither the residents of Sderot, not Ashkelon, nor my parents in Tel Aviv, can sleep peacefully at night...
...other favorite nuggets in the book is about "closer fatigue." You write an essay about Mariano Rivera, proving that, yes, the more he has worked on previous days, the less effective he's likely to be. But most notably, you write that he looks like Henry Fonda. Really? I'm not seeing that...
...even those closer with their advisers find the competing demands of research obligations and a doctoral dissertation deadline inhibitive, and thus tend to come back to work before they say they’re ready...
...respond to that? Well, I find it interesting that a campaign that is supposed to be about hope and inspiration resorts to some kind of mathematical argument. As we move towards the final stage of this nominating process, it would be hard for this race to be any closer. After 25 million voters have voted, we are basically tied in the popular vote. The delegate count is plus or minus two percent separating us. It has been a spirited primary, which I think is all for the good and there are still millions of voters that haven't voted...