Word: dismalness
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...have been the driver's CD--the song would never have been allowed on state-run radio. Chirino, a Cuban-born exile, has always been a little too naked in his politics for my tastes, and this song is no different, a lament about a teenage hooker who's dismal in "a land where the future jumped the wall and swam away." But Zenia was worried about none of that. There's a particularly sweet chorus at the end of the song: "Oh Habana, oh Habana." Zenia started singing along, in the same pure voice her father...
...like some music to get you through what’s shaping up to be an all-nighter. Might I suggest experimental electronic band The Fireman’s latest release, “Electric Arguments?” Because here’s the thing: no matter how dismal the outlook might be, trust me, this CD will make you feel better about yourself. In fact I’ll give you three reasons why your life couldn’t possibly suck as much as this CD: 1. That stack of work might seem daunting, but at least...
...noticed for the wrong reasons? Toyota, as well as some marketing experts, thinks so. The Japanese carmaker is laughing off the criticism - and it may be laughing all the way to the bank. According to the company, the campaign is sending viewers to its showrooms in a dismal economic environment. "Business stinks," says Toyota marketing spokesman Joe Tetherow. The company's U.S. sales dropped 23% in October. "Our goal with the ad is to generate floor traffic, and it's doing just that. The criticism keeps the deal out there, but even in a negative context...
...metropolitan” candidate in a nation still obsessed with its agrarian heritage. “Would a big-city president address as never before,” McGinnis asked, “the problems of our urban cores—blighted housing, shoddy public transit, dismal schools...
...some teachers argue tenure has become a scapegoat for a whole basket of educational and financial ills responsible for the dismal test scores and disappointing graduation rates in U.S. schools. Abolishing tenure doesn't address problems of underfunding, overcrowding or improving students' home environments. And despite more than a century of social progress, the need to protect teachers from the whims (or the tyranny) of the community remains as important as ever - especially in science classrooms where the battle over evolutionary biology and creationism rages...