Word: glorious
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...millimeters underwater, would crisscross the landscape, but make you feel like you were walking on water. Although the periphery is lined with trees, the absence of greenery over the interior area, with dark stone holding up water instead, would stay true to the reality that the original, glorious construction was razed. In between the towers is a single airplane wing, in reference to the four airplanes that were also downed. Finally, the entire reflecting pool would also be a rock garden (although I gave up before drawing the rocks), with stone benches configured for people to sit and contemplate, remember...
...Flowers of the Lake, Stamatis Tsa-rouchas’ patriotic tale set in turn of the century Greece. At this time, the Ottomans have just humiliated Greece in the war of 1897, but rebel guerrillas keep the hope of revolution simmering among the local populace. Unfortunately, this glorious setting and exciting period of revolutionary activity are ill-served by protagonists with no charisma and a story with no surprises...
...messages from the soldier to the region’s bishop, who is deeply involved with the underground resistance to foreign rule. The mission ends tragically when Christos decides to take up the soldier’s fight, leaving his family and village behind, marching towards a certain, but glorious death...
...Those numbers suggest that Web radio is on its way to capturing the imagination of the segment of the world with leisure time and connection speed to enjoy it. Perhaps one day we'll hear songs by the Elvis Costellos of the future about Web radio's glorious triumph over the bad, old radio--if only, somewhere in the mile-long buffet of channels, we can manage to find them...
...first single, “Hidden Place,” exemplifies this glorious self-revelation, and is also perhaps the most accessible and simply appealing track, with its soaring, choir-backed chorus. It is the overture to the more involved pleasures of the rest of the album, which culminate in the long, seductive curve of “Unison,” which builds slowly over subtle clicks and rattles while the harp supplements Björk’s devastating voice, finally given full rein after an album of largely downplayed numbers. In the end, the song dissolves into...