Word: dice
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...second real standout in this collection is "The Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice," a whimsical tune originally released as a B-side. Understandably excluded from Hendrix's studio albums because of its outlandishness, "Stars" nevertheless has an enjoyable verse and absolutely scorching guitar work--perhaps the most intense-sounding of any Hendrix studio recording. Enhanced by special effects pedals, his amplifier seems ready to explode any second. "Stars" is certainly a thrill ride not to be missed...
Which brings us to the most obvious (mis)identity, Mariah as Butterfly. Presumably, the title of the album was meant to connote a metamorphosis, an emergence of maturity from a long period of gestation and development. Sorry, dame. No dice. Mariah Carey needs to follow some of her funkier instincts and drop the damsel-in-distress pose; no one wants another Celine Dion. In the meantime, Mariah needs to slow down, grow up, branch out and create some sturdier, more lasting work. This one ought to be called Mayfly.Photo courtesy of Sony Records...
...Boulder, Colo., University of Washington atmospheric physicist Edward Sarachik suggested that people most affected by the ENSO cycle--not just farmers and fishermen but also commodities traders, water-resource managers and insurance underwriters--should look at a prediction the way a savvy gambler might look at a set of dice that turns up snake eyes more frequently than expected. "You wouldn't want to bet $100 on the first throw," he notes. "But if you bet $1 on a hundred throws, you'll come out ahead...
...airliner crashes in the first paragraph of a novel. The author, who, of course, has decreed the time and place of the crash as well as the passenger list, has a number of choices. Does he thread backward, exploring the chilly ironies of Fate's dice rolling? Forward, tracing a bizarre linkage of events unexpectedly tumbled into motion? Does he find sabotage, corporate greed, a pilot who memorized an eye chart he could no longer read...
...French Republic, the President has certain reserved powers, areas in which he is preeminent. These include foreign policy, security policy and diplomacy. He also retains the power to dissolve the Assembly and call new elections after a year. So if the Socialists fail to perform, Chirac might roll the dice again to see if he can get a majority. The final thing he has going in his favor is that he has time on his side. Nobody can force him out of power until his term ends in 2002. So, he's not finished. He still has some aces...