Word: crescendoe
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...crescendo of complaints from Congress and elsewhere over Negroponte's move stems from the feeling that he's leaving a job undone. One senior legislator, who had many complaints about Negroponte's tenure, nonetheless told TIME, "I would have preferred to have him stay." But in the end, the decision was Bush's. "John and I both know that change can be unsettling," Bush said in appointing Negroponte to the job in February 2005 (he took office three months later), "and so, therefore, I'm sure there's some people out there wondering right now what this means for their...
...rivals and belly dancers race around the circular arena on their beautiful steeds, as dueling bands-strings from Transylvania and brass from Moldavia-drive the whole spectacle toward climax. Battuta offers feasts and romance, weddings and funerals, imbuing them with the absurdity and surrealism of dreams. As the furious crescendo finally tapers and night falls, a violin draws a melancholic tune while the caravan beds down, their horses shifting in the darkness. After the show you won't want to leave, and may sit down and order a feast of your own in the velvet-curtained dining pavilion...
...Battuta offers feasts and romance, weddings and funerals, imbuing them with the absurdity and surrealism of dreams. As the furious crescendo finally tapers and night falls, a violin draws a melancholic tune while the caravan beds down, their horses shifting in the darkness. After the show you won't want to leave, and may sit down and order a feast of your own in the velvet-curtained dining pavilion. Or you may linger around the bonfire outside the theater sipping a mint tea or spiced wine, trying to prolong your dreamlike state until, grudgingly, you catch the last metro back...
Exclusive Resorts, by far the biggest club with 300 homes in 35 destinations, raised prices 10% this summer. A mid-level membership is now $325,000, with annual dues of $19,500. Ultimate Resort and Quintess have also hiked prices. Crescendo is not only raising prices but also cutting the number of nights you may stay at its properties...
...title “Crescendo” would have been just as fitting for Friday night’s performance of “Verdi, Brahms, and Strauss” by the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra (HRO) in Sanders Theatre. While the pieces played were all rife with dramatic crescendos, the show as a whole formed an overarching crescendo in both performance complexity and tone.The concert marked the second performance of HRO’s 199th season and featured three powerful pieces, one of which included twin guest performers Emily and Julia Bruskin of the well-reputed Claremont Trio. The night?...