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...wells had fallen 100 ft. since mining began, and the flows from most of its springs had been reduced 50%. Peabody cites its own extensive studies and argues that the water it draws from the aquifer is comparable to dipping "half a beverage can out of a 55-gal. drum." But Palmer says that Peabody "does accept that the aquifer has religious significance...
With Sumner taking over vocal duties and experimentation with then-innovative uses of drum machines and synthesizers, New Order became the founding fathers of 1980s dance music. Their integration of electronica and synthetic rhythms (popular in the underground at the time) with instrumental pop music fostered a new movement of new wave dance that melted the pre-existing border between club and pop formats...
...Turn My Way” with guest vocals by New Order admirer (and former Smashing Pumpkins frontman) Billy Corgan are forthright rock songs with snarling basslines from Hook, quixotic and affected lyrics from Sumner and even a guitar solo thrown in. Of course the synthesizers and synthetic drum beats haven’t been abandoned, but they aren’t the album’s showpiece. Instead, these elements become integrated parts of the whole sound as illustrated on “Vicious Streak” and “Close Range...
...idea of a national ID card system has been around for decades, but the recent terrorist attacks--and an unlikely champion--have given it new life. According to the San Jose Mercury News, Larry Ellison, zillionaire CEO of software titan Oracle, met with Attorney General Ashcroft last week to drum up support for his scheme: all immigrants and consenting U.S. citizens would be issued a "smart card"--like a credit card with a microchip--linked to federal records of their vital statistics, including their thumbprint...
...only thing we had in our lives was the acoustic stuff, but that changed over time.” In live performances Dispatch not only know how to keep the crowd pumped with rip-roaring guitar tricks and drum beats, but also feature a brand of play that keeps all of them in the foreground...