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...West Side: I could already bench press four Webster's International dictionaries. But there were too many guys who were stronger, yet they didn't seem to be working out any harder. And they were racking up the bylines. I'm talking about economics writers who couldn't lift a comma. What were they doing? Hey, I am a reporter, right? A couple of phone calls later and I got it figured. They were juiced, in capital letters. I make the connection: the source is a beat-up wire service guy who spent too much time in South America...
...that the first chord of the chorus pattern is the same as the first chord of the verse pattern, only minor rather than major. It seems counter-intuitive to switch from a major verse to a minor chorus when you’re trying to give your song a lift but here it works like a charm. I also love the melody at the end of this song. Majestic...
...proportions: “Subject: Gingerbread House Contest RIGHT NOW!”The theme: architecture around the world. Our protagonists knew they had happened upon the solution to their twin problems. They would build a gingerbread house that would not only satisfy the common hunger, but would also lift the spirit in the manner of great constructions past. The mission was clear: to create a cathedral, but not just any cathedral: one where spice drops could refract light in such a way as to pierce the hearts of lowly, overworked gingerbread men with love for their candy gods. They...
...headlines back in soccer-crazy Thailand. While it is illegal for Thaksin to use his wealth to finance PPP activities, his own future is intertwined with the party: he will need its political clout to fight the corruption charges against him and his family. Samak has promised to lift the five-year ban imposed on Thaksin and 110 other former TRT members...
...Richter] has been our best player, I think, in all but one game,” said head coach Ted Donato ’91, adding, “Tonight, he was seeing the puck well, and it gives our team a huge lift when he’s playing like that.” After two tense, scoreless periods, 9:31 had elapsed in the third period when senior forward Alex Meintel laid out a Big Green defenseman on the ice by knocking him against the boards. While Meintel served his two minutes minor, Dartmouth enjoyed a power play...