Word: listenability
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that point, Smith said the second employeetold him that he did not want to listen to anyexplanations. Instead, he covered his ears withhis hands and asked him to leave...
...charm of the cosmically successful movie Titanic is the period costume, period extravagance, period class prejudice. An audience can enjoy these at a distance. Oddly, however, of all the period mores in the film, the old maritime tradition of "women and children first" enjoys total acceptance by modern audiences. Listen to the booing and hissing at the onscreen heavies who try to sneak on with--or ahead of--the ladies...
...poem is read aloud in a bookstore but no one is around to listen to it (because everyone is off sipping espresso in the cafe or skimming the latest shock-a-minute memoir), does it make a sound? This April--designated National Poetry Month by the Academy of American Poets--might be a good time to ponder that question. More admired in principle than in practice, more respected than read, American poetry has survived the '90s through a combination of benign neglect, accumulated goodwill and a devoted cult of readers who will still be on deck reciting favorite lines should...
...provision, but victims of natural disasters (El Nino victims, listen up!) are eligible for special tax relief. They can deduct losses incurred in '98 on their '97 return. To do so, they must be in a federally declared disaster area. The move fast-forwards your refund by a year. But there are income limits. If you expect to report dramatically lower income in '98, you may be able to deduct more of your loss then than you can on the '97 return...
...watch, but Rebekah still shows much promise. Her future albums will probably get much better as she focuses on her work and produces more music. As such, Remember to Breathe deserves a listen just to know what kind of raw talent awaits us in the near future of the pop music forefront...