Word: lions
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...unnamed cover of a song by “the Belgian Metallica,” Channel Zero, but ended the set with a beautiful version of their own “Cue the Strings.” The audience remained seated throughout both Low and opening act Pedro the Lion, taking in the music in sort of a moping stupor, with neither band’s sound demanding dancing or even movement...
...Sunday's election, calling for national unity and magnanimously reaching out to various parties to propose compromise and consensus arrangements for a new government. Not so fast, say the leaders of the Shiite-dominated United Iraqi Alliance (UIA), who by early indications appear to have taken the lion's share of the vote. The first 3.3 million votes counted (of an estimated tally of around 8 million) give the Shiite list a commanding 67 percent of the vote, compared with just 18 percent for Allawi's list. So, the Shiite leaders say they, not Allawi, will be leading the next...
...half-court set, the aggressive Crimson man-to-man defense denied the ball and remained active in the passing lanes, with players switching on screens to facilitate more movement in perimeter passing lanes. When Lion guards did get the ball past half court successfully, they found nearly all passing lanes obstructed by Harvard jerseys...
...major political parties, the longtime rival Kurdistan Democratic Party of Massoud Barzani and Jalal Talabani's Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, have joined forces on the Kurdish Alliance list to ensure maximum representation of the Kurdish vote in the new assembly, of which they are expected to win the lion's share. The largest Sunni Party, the Iraqi Islamic Party, which had previously served in the interim government, has withdrawn from the election on the grounds that security conditions make voting impossible in most Sunni strongholds. Groupings such as the Assembly of Independent Democrats of Adnan Pachachi are hoping to secure...
...Lion City's newest boutique hotel is a testament to the delightful surprises that sometimes occur when people with neither experience nor inhibition try their hand at something new. Opened last month, the 84-room hotel?housed in an immaculately restored 1924 shophouse?is owned by first-time hotelier Geeson Lawadinata, and is the vision of first-time designer Michael Tan, who amazingly professes no formal design training. Not that you can tell. Extravagance is the order of the day, with Venetian crystal chandeliers, Victorian-style wall sconces, beaded lamps and gilded mirrors abounding in a space richly bathed...