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...what compact disc record players are to the ordinary turntable; they represent each point on the sonic spectrum with a series of numbers programmed into the machine. Synthesizers can go beyond standard intervals (the white and black keys of a piano) to register quarter tones and microtones. They can repeat complicated riffs with inhuman speed and accuracy, and approximate the sound of conventional instruments to the extent that unsophisticated listeners may have trouble distinguishing, say, between synthesized drums and the real thing...
...program is designed to combat recidivism, or repeat criminals. Almost three quarters of those who ever go to jail in the United States end up behind bars more than once in their lives. The phenomenon is most clearly associated with a person's inability to adjust to the outside world. Many recidivists have poor educational backgrounds and are often unable to find...
...father inevitably get mixed up. Fortunately, Cronyn doesn't pay much attention to the heavy-handed symbolism and manages to create the play's only believable character. He ends the first act with an oddly powerful prayer and unfortunately gets bogged down when he has to repeat the trick at the end of the play...
...succession of minor injuries this season, the most recent of which kept him out of the Penn match. The other four have all been playing good squash and looked particularly strong against the Quakers. If Jackson plays well, the racquetmen look to be a good bet to repeat as champs...
...West, red-baiting makes for an easy and successful career. But if Western democracy does have any points of advantage over Eastern authoritarianism, it is because heroes like Errol Louis have fought to speak the truth, while yes-men like Lieber and Baumgartner have been content to repeat the slogans that other people have taught them...