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...vibe to the song's rocking swagger. It's one part sweet and two parts sultry, giving the gender switch a sensual twist. Elsewhere, she shows a talent for duets, such as in the Mandarin ballad "Unexpected," counterpointing American-born Taiwan singer Will Pan's smooth tones in a manner that neither controls nor submits. (Asia's best bands...
...other would get grapes. If they both get cucumber, they're perfectly fine. But if you give one of them grapes, the other guy is all of a sudden not happy anymore. Some explanations of fairness are the golden rule: I treat you well and in a fair manner because that's how I want to be treated, which is a very complex explanation. What we see in monkeys is probably much simpler. It's probably more related to resentment...
...Billy Brown” on “Life in Cartoon Motion.” The album’s third track, “Rain,” likewise imitates a predecessor, featuring bouncy beats building up tension for a sudden, anthemic chorus in a manner forcefully reminiscent of the first album’s “Relax (Take it Easy).” In an interview with BBC, Mika himself acknowledged this large degree of similarity between the two albums by referring to “The Boy Who Knew Too Much?...
...what does she want to see achieved under health-care reform? In a word: affordability. With her tailored suits and her refined manner, Snowe gives off a sort of wellborn Northeast Establishment vibe. But her background is solidly working class. She was orphaned at 9 when her father, a Greek immigrant and cook, died of a heart attack a year after her mother succumbed to cancer. What drives her as much as anything else is the perspective that comes from representing a small, relatively poor state where the principal effect of well-intentioned, piecemeal efforts at health reform has been...
...States itself and some European countries, unemployment rates in Iran are actually decreasing. Having said that, the crisis is global, but we don't have any real serious problems with the economy, and the government's economic policies are policies that we plan to pursue in a very serious manner. Last year our stock market was one of the most successful, and in other sectors as well, if you take a look in investments, oil and energy sector, as well as the service sector, we were quite successful. Economic issues have never contributed to instability in Iran and never will...