Word: downward
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...much live performance as past hit “Perfect Drug”: that is to say, none. And while a couple of tracks—like “Survivalism”—will help to sate the hunger of those seeking another “Downward Spiral,” the album as a whole is slightly more reminiscent of early, “Pretty Hate Machine” Nails. “Year Zero” is clearly trying to tell a story, but at its close, we’re left wondering what happened...
...Downward Spiral After reading Joe Klein's "An Administration's Epic Collapse" [April 16], I felt like hiding in my closet until Election Day. In the meantime, I don't know how much more the thinking people of this country will be able to stomach. I am in my advanced years, and I have never seen our country suffer such an outrage as this Administration. I am not calling for impeaching President George W. Bush, since removing him from office would simply bring forth someone far more reckless...
Though he embraces the lovable-loser persona, Brody realizes he escaped a life of typecasting when The O.C. took an unpredicted sharp downward ratings turn two years ago. "We were very fortunate that we got to be on a hit show and not be on it for 10 years. I can't imagine Year 7 being the glory year of a teen soap," he says. He thinks the show's demise was due to stories that moved too quickly ("On other shows, they don't let people kiss for years") and an overreliance on the clever, self-knowing jokes...
...think we had [the] money to have one,” said Douglass of the discarded dinner. “I think it was a mistake. We probably should’ve had one anyway. That angered a lot of people. From there it was kind of a downward spiral.” In order to boost funding through membership fees, the Society’s board thought of contacting other Harvard graduate schools. But according to Douglas, “seeing how the [School of Education] is a majority female school and one of the big draws...
...directed by JFK airport flight control, the A380 cruised at 39,000 ft. At full capacity, holding 519 people, the plane would be 569 metric tons or 1.3 million lbs. And, in mid-flight, the wings would tilt up 12 feet to hold the load - looking not unlike the downward sweeping motion of a bird...