Word: nodding
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...does it work? Once a SmallWorld member convinces at least five other members to agree to join his network, he gains the privilege of inviting outsiders to join the website. If you get the nod, you can then access free information (vetted by fellow members) that varies from limo services and nightclubs to yacht brokers. But that's only a part of the website's appeal. Wachtmeister wants his ?lites to mingle, which means scouring the members list for people you know and asking them to join your network. This allows for the rather obscene I'll-show-you-mine...
...capable guide and translator named Wali returning to Afghanistan from America, is somewhat better, he finds himself at the center of a series of contrived scenarios. The fictional Wali’s sudden declaration that the 9/11 attacks are attributable to American foreign policy choices is a perfunctory nod to political debate. Later, his decision to voice his skittishness in a meeting with hostile arms dealers is implausibly foolish...
What made the Prodigy’s 1997 release The Fat of the Land so potent and noteworthy was that it found its genesis in the late-90s British rave scene while giving a hefty nod to something more hardcore. With the heavily-pierced and demonic-looking Keith Flint posing as front man, the Prodigy had legions singing along to the inane and repetitive lyrics of the likes of “Firestarter,” “Breathe” and even the controversial “Smack My Bitch...
This weekend also saw a bit of a lineup change. Sophomore Tom Stapleton started in place of classmate David Williams at defense, while senior Zach Chandis got the nod over senior Pablo Koe-Krompecher at midfield. Freshman forward Michael Fucito started in the place of an injured Charles Altchek, who sprained his right MCL last week. Teammates said that they were unsure if he was going to play tomorrow against Maine...
...JAMIE FOXX IN RAY In the battle of movies about 1950s rock stars, this one on Ray Charles beat out Kevin Spacey's Bobby Darin in Beyond the Sea. The kudos Foxx received could presage an Oscar nod...