Word: coax
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Towards the end of the show, DiFranco introduced her band: Julie Wolf (keyboards and accordion), Jason Mercer (bass) and Darren Han (drums) to an extended introduction of "Jukebox." Wolf joined DiFranco in some improvisational wordplay (how to describe these great musicians?) and DiFranco tried her best to coax Han out from behind his kit to give the crowd a little bit of break dancing (so they've got other talents, too!). As the jam came to a close and DiFranco struck the first rumbling chords to "Jukebox," the audience blasted the stage with a thrilled roar. Organ? Drums? Bass? Hell...
...Towards the end of the show, DiFranco introduced her band: Julie Wolf (keyboards and accordion), Jason Mercer (bass) and Darren Han (drums) to an extended introduction of "Jukebox." Wolf joined DiFranco in some improvisational wordplay (how to describe these great musicians?) and DiFranco tried her best to coax Han out from behind his kit to give the crowd a little bit o breakdancing (so they've got other talents, too!). As the jam came to a close and DiFranco struck the first rumbling chords to "Jukebox," the audience blasted the stage with a thrilled roar. Organ? Drums? Bass? Hell...
...psychology at the University of California at Riverside) take aim at a new syndrome known as SAID, or sexual allegations in divorce. Citing studies showing that 75% to 80% of these divorce-related allegations are false, Brott and his co-author trace the cozy relationship between counselors who coax abuse charges from frightened kids and the social-service programs that pay them for eliciting horror stories. "By viewing men with suspicion and fear, we are driving them farther away from their families," write Brott and Parke...
...word -- a rare quality in the politics of the Middle East. Hussein's moderation, and the respect he enjoyed among friend and foe, made him the pivotal figure in the most recent turn of the peace process, when he rose from his sickbed at the Mayo clinic to coax Yasser Arafat and Benjamin Netanyahu to conclude a deal at the Wye River talks...
...coax the IMF into paying up, Primakov will try to scare them with images of a cataclysmic economic meltdown. But that may no longer work. "The IMF knows it's unlikely ever to find the kind of money that would be needed to pull Russia out of the hole," says Quinn-Judge. And with Moscow showing no sign of undertaking the structural reforms demanded as a condition for IMF aid, it's not inclined to throw good money after bad. Which may leave Primakov to make up his budget shortfall at the Xerox machine...