Word: paces
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...Kingdom Come.” It should renew the faith of rap enthusiasts that the self-proclaimed king of New York can still rule. It’s a concept album, inspired by the recently released and identically titled Ridley Scott film. Its highs and lows follow the pace of the flick, which chronicles the life and times of big-time Harlem heroin dealer Frank Lucas. The movie apparently inspired Jigga to revisit roots in the drug game and get back to making music geared to the streets. On this record, Jay is as lyrically brilliant as ever, proving that...
...Ramadan, those we fear on Halloween. Thanksgiving was a celebration of harvest, the stuffing of oneself a natural response to all the work that once went into managing one's crops and now goes into managing one's relatives. Just as meals and sleep and work and recess pace the days, so do holidays pace the year. Clump them together, and they lose their fizz and juice, the useful little monthly boosts turned into a pileup of duties and lists. When every day is a holiday--or more precisely, part of the holiday season--none really...
...economy has become twice as efficient in its use of energy," Yergin tells TIME. "The question now is, Can we become twice as efficient again?" And can we entice the Asian behemoths to adopt those efficiencies? "This is a test of consumers, of government policies and of the pace and breadth of our ability to innovate...
Those numbers bring his season totals to 1,462 yards and 22 touchdowns. He is on pace to break or challenge Ed Marinaro’s single-season Ivy records of 24 TDs, 148 points, and 1,881 yards. So far this season, he has single-handedly outscored Yale’s opponents...
...wanted to do both diving and crew—two sports he had competed in throughout high school—the swimming coach discouraged him from taking on too many commitments. As a result, Davis competed only on the freshman crew team his first year. Soon thereafter, the pace picked up. The summer before sophomore year, Davis decided to run the New York City Marathon, and, after training throughout the fall, he finished last year’s race in 4:23:10. Days later at a swim meet against Columbia, Davis heard the Crimson needed divers, so he decided...