Word: pan
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...erected especially for the competition, explodes with energy - the wooden planks bow precariously as they're rhythmically pounded in unison by the feet of thousands of people, jumping and singing in the sweltering heat. The islands of Trinidad and Tobago, the birthplace of calypso, take their steel bands, or "pan," very seriously. The first pans, or steel drums, were fashioned out of biscuit tins and garbage-can lids by street musicians in the 1930s. They were later made of steel 55-gallon oil drums left behind by the U.S. military during World War II. Pan evolved into Trinidad's musical...
...left-wing, anti-U.S. positions (which he describes nevertheless as "respectful") have given his candidacy momentum, especially in light of the unproductiveness of President Vicente Fox's "amigo" policies towards the big neighbor to the north. Fox's own party, the right-wing Partido Accion Nacional (PAN), repudiated the President's handpicked candidate, Interior Secretary Santiago Creel, for the nomination, choosing instead Felipe Calderon Hinojosa, a former head of PAN who is running second or third in most of the polls. Calderon alternates places in the polls with Roberto Madrazo Pintado, the candidate of the Partido Revolutionario Institucional...
...uptown Manhattan during rehearsals for Pan Asian Rep's Cambodia Agonistes, conductor and composer Jack Jarrett, 71, taps a key on his laptop to tweak the tempo for the dancers. Looking bohemian in a black turtleneck and wire-rimmed specs, Jarrett's doing his musical director thing. Back home in Greensboro, N.C., he's got another job--as vice president of R&D for software start-up VirtuosoWorks...
...Lots of sex! PPS—Hi Maddox and Zah! Daddy loves you!’ before committing to the reality of their relationship.” Nor will you see reports like TheSuperficial.com’s daring speculations about Jolie’s plans to create a pan-nationalist militia by adopting more international children.Further, sometimes in the world of pretty people and their distracting ways, we just need someone to tell us like it is. As great publications like “Star” were proclaiming a Lachey/Simpson offspring in the womb even after the split...
...very dedicated, [and] she is a leader on the team.” Leading by example is nothing new for Bassi. She was an NCAA qualifier for the Lady Volunteers in 2003, the same year she came away with a silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. Last year, she was a finalist at the Olympic trials. But while it would be great to make it far on a national stage, Bassi’s focus right now is solely on the Crimson. “Our team was ready to swim fast, and I’m glad...