Word: shaken
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...woes of America's symphony orchestras are hardly over. The St. Louis dispute was just the latest in a string of contractual standoffs that have shaken the orchestra world lately. Four of the so-called Big Five U.S. orchestras-- Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, New York and Philadelphia--came close to lockouts last year. Others, in cities like Cincinnati, Ohio, and Buffalo, N.Y., have had to cut pay, eliminate positions or shorten the season. The sour notes stem from aging and diminishing audiences as well as insufficient endowments and rising administrative, production and health-care costs. Philadelphia Orchestra management once referred...
...began recording more mature and Baroque-styled pop songs under the name Cinerama, collaborating with girlfriend Sally Murrel. The relationship has recently ended, and Gedge has returned to the band he made his name with in the late ’80s. Unfortunately, he hasn’t fully shaken the musical indulgences that set Cinerama’s music apart from the brash and jangly sound of the Wedding Present—though at some choice moments the WP formula shines through and we realize what we’ve been missing...
...Shaken from its minutes-long slumber, Harvard answered in characteristic fashion—sophomore Kevin Du tipped home assistant captain Ryan Lannon’s effort from the point—just moments later, dashing the Saints’ comeback aspirations...
Takashi Nishioka, the new chairman of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (M.M.C.), has a difficult job ahead. While Japan is the birthplace of some of the world's most successful auto manufacturers--Honda, Nissan, Toyota--Mitsubishi is one of the most troubled. The company has been shaken over the past year by revelations of long-running campaigns in various divisions to cover up critical manufacturing defects, some of which have proved lethal. Many large investors, including DaimlerChrysler and Japanese private-equity fund Phoenix Capital, have begun selling off their stakes or announced that they plan to do so soon, leaving questions about...
...Sharm el-Sheikh. But as usual, internal Palestinian politics played a key role in getting him there. Abbas agreed to go to Sharm el-Sheikh because he wants to show that he has Egypt's support in his effort to rein in the militants of Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Shaken by Hamas' overwhelming victory in last month's municipal elections in the Gaza Strip, Abbas' Fatah Party sees Egypt as a powerful ally in the political battle against the group...