Word: nervous
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...week before finals, and Jamie Wilkinson's students are getting nervous. No matter how many videos they post, how many blogs they subscribe to, how many friends they sign up, it just isn't working. They aren't reaching enough people; they still aren't famous enough...
...meaning. As in the previous books, the investigation leads Inspector Chen to a brutal legacy from the past, for even the most vicious of Qiu's criminals are victims of China's bloody history. So, incidentally, are many of the people close to the author. "My mother had a nervous breakdown at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution and she never really recovered," Qiu says. "But I also have friends who suffered even worse things. I'm not saying they're dead or anything. But they're really ruined. Their life, dreams, career - gone...
...sworn into office as the nation's youngest governor. What are you most nervous about? There's an anxious optimism in Louisiana. An optimism where people know that our state can be better, but an anxiety that if we don't get it right now, we may not get this chance again in our lifetimes. I've described this as the fourth boom cycle in my lifetime in Louisiana. We had an oil boom, a gambling boom, and a health care boom. Whether this is being caused by the hurricane recovery or the oil and gas economy, it's another...
...clueless about the real world.” When looking for a role, Reilly says he looks for new opportunities to practice his craft. “I like stuff I haven’t done before—stuff that makes me a little bit nervous. That’s a good sign,” he says. “I like to keep surprising people.” And with his first major role as a singing sensation, he has certainly shot for some surprises. For example, Reilly actually recorded his own singing both onscreen...
...wave was just one of the ways the audience tried to work off its nervous energy. They danced, they chanted. As disco music played, those seated near the curtained hallway to the back and left of the stage gasped when an elegant black hand briefly parted the curtain. An older black woman in an Obama t-shirt, bright kerchief and big glasses had a view just inside the sanctum; she hopped to her feet and waved her hands like she had just seen Elvis. The hand outside the curtain waved and pointed to her with an ironic, hep-cat flick...