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...already toured around the world. Li’s playing was spectacular. Sitting at the bench, his feet barely reaching the pedals, he commanded the keyboard like a professional, with dazzling technical ability and power.The virtuosic writing did not hinder Li’s musicality, as he expressed dark, haunting melodies in the first movement. The second movement highlighted the depth of Li’s ability, alternating mercurial running scales with a jovial, romping tune. The stormy third movement was the most technically demanding, but Li combined a bell-like power with flawlessly executed flourishes that spanned the entire...
...McCain himself admitted as much last week. And as it is, the outlook in the Sunshine State for his campaign is surprisingly dark. The Arizona Senator may have Crist and a Republican-controlled legislature behind him. But Florida's deepening economic crisis, as well as the fact that McCain passed him over for the vice-presidential slot that many Floridians thought he should get, seems to have made Crist a less than ardent McCain campaigner this fall. By most accounts, McCain's national campaign staff has done a dismal job coordinating with the usually potent GOP machine on the ground...
...that contrasting picture and yoyo-ing it produced this week, it might be wise to prepare for markets altering their view of the economic glass as half full or empty almost daily. When investors eventually return to reasoned trading, some observers think, the wider picture won't be as dark as many people expect. Touati notes, for example, the rescue plans, rate cuts, drop in oil prices, and fall of the euro are all positive developments for businesses. The downward pressure on stock prices across the board, meanwhile, suggests speculative markets are already factoring in anticipated declines in company results...
Imagine if one day the world went dark and the entire population was left helpless, except for the small hope of an underground city: Ember City. This is the premise of director Gil Kenan’s new film “City of Ember,” based on the young-adult novel of the same name by Jeanne DuPrau. A portion of Earth’s population moves to Ember, a glittering metropolis, “for the good of all mankind”—or so say The Builders, the team that masterminded the city...
...spread democracy, Traub never truly makes the connection. As a whole, “The Freedom Agenda” is a detailed examination of democracy as it exists internationally. By delving into specific countries and how the U.S. failed in trying to implement democracy there, Traub shows the dark side of this particular political system and how corruption can corrode any government with good intentions. Considering the current situation in Iraq and other Middle Eastern and African nations in political turmoil, it is of the utmost importance that we, as Americans, understand democracy and its faults. And Traub successfully helps...