Word: quiets
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...careful, more articulated syncopation gives them a more polished feel. This distinction, not necessarily a positive or negative one, is one that applies to the album as a whole. “The Prowl,” and the album in which it is situated, is more measured and quiet than Black Keys works. “Keep It Hid” isn’t a flawless album, it doesn’t conform in every way to what we’ve come to expect from the artist who produced it, and it may disappoint hardcore fans...
...Monday, January 19, 2009, in the quiet car of an Amtrak train from Penn Station to Union Station, I claimed a seat beside three women traveling together. They offered me homemade cake and a stick of gum while they chatted and sipped mini-bottles of white wine from the café car. Through the train’s windows, we watched the American cityscapes and countrysides fly by. I knew I had to go. Especially when I found out that I would finish finals the Saturday before he was to be sworn in. But despite my long-standing resolution...
...President is now discovering that Joe Biden is the reason that Amtrak created the quiet car. Huge laugh. 8:16 PM Jan 31st from TinyTwitter Then she wrote...
...anything that sounds generic. Everything they say is interesting.”The basic plot line traces the downfall of the protagonist Tom Rakewell (James B. Onstad ’09), who leaves his sweetheart, Anne Trulove (Eva E.M. Schlitz ’09), and the comforts of the quiet countryside behind for the alluring delights and debauchery of London after coming into an unexpected inheritance. A mysterious character by the name of Nick Shadow (Davone J. Tines ’09) guides Tom into further ruin until Tom is eventually destitute and cursed to insanity...
...from Shaoshan and its blaring patriotic songs and armies of hawkers to find a more nuanced and interesting look at modern China. The birthplace of Liu Shaoqi, another communist leader and Mao's contemporary, lies an hour's drive from Shaoshan in Ningxiang county. Liu's memorial is quiet and forested. Once you pass through the entry gates there are no touts or trinket stands, and noticeably fewer visitors. Liu was known as a practical, down-to-earth official. During an inspection tour of the region in 1961, he learned of the suffering of farmers under the Great Leap Forward...