Word: loudnesses
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There are plenty of voters who don't mind that Obama is black. And there are some voters who will never vote to elect a black President. One of the key questions in November, although it's not polite to ask out loud, could be whether Obama can do anything to increase his chances among voters who do mind his race, but might be persuaded to vote for him anyway. Elderly whites who might not have the most enlightened racial views might be swayed by warnings that McCain would privatize Social Security. Blue-collar whites might prefer Obama's economic...
...extended library hours on Friday and Saturday nights. Thesis and midterm seasons in particular often require that students study on the weekends as well as weeknights. And, during the regular school year, weekends are often the most difficult times to study in one’s room because of loud dorm parties. While some House libraries may be open through the night, students often face a lack of information—as the HCL website does not list House library hours. And even those Houses libraries, like Adams, that are permanently open, often are rendered useless by loud events...
With any crisis of overbooking the freshman class averted, he said that the admissions office is breathing "an incredibly loud sigh of relief...
...Indeed, some members of parliament recently proposed a ban on loud music, video games, billiards, playing with pigeons and public mingling between men and women - prohibitions familiar from the Taliban era. In January a university student was sentenced to death for an Internet posting questioning Islam's treatment of women. A few months earlier, a prominent journalist was jailed for translating the Koran into Dari, a local language. The trend worries Barakzai, prompting her to ask, "Why are we even bothering to fight the Taliban...
...sound problems as well as sloppy renditions of the show’s most difficult musical numbers. I got the impression, watching “Kiss Me (Quartet),” that the sheet music had simply defeated the musicians and singers. When the microphones aren’t loud enough, the performers have to shout. And when the performers have to shout, they can’t articulate like they need to. I know “Sweeney Todd” nearly by heart, but I’m pretty sure that for first-timers, Friday?...