Word: stagnantly
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Oscar sees his current band's mission as simple: defending the Cuban sound. In 10 to 15 years, adds the bandleader Jesús, there won't be any Cuban music left on the island. It will all be in foreign countries, stagnant nostalgia acts like the kind that spun off from the Buena Vista Social Club album. That seems a dire prediction, but a Thursday night in Havana makes you wonder how Cuban music will survive. On Avenue G, the roqueros gather to get high and watch rock videos on makeshift outdoor screens. On the Malecón in front...
...game saw the Buffaloes sweep past Harvard with a tremendous 13-2 run, finishing the game 70-57. “We weren’t moving the ball well in the second half,” junior guard Dan McGeary said. “Our offense was stagnant and [Colorado] just really stepped it up at the end.” Freshman forward Keith Wright’s performance was one of the highlights of the game. Wright shot 9-for-15 from the field for a game-high 18 points and grabbed six rebounds, with four...
...Giving Something Back But Japan is about more than just thinking green. Despite a stagnant economy, life in Japan is still remarkably good. No wonder, then, that some Japanese are turning inward, cozy in their temperature-controlled bubble of convenience stores and well-designed boutiques. Glen Fukushima, a former head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, laments how, in international forums, Japanese tend to know a lot but are often unwilling to actually express themselves. Nevertheless, a sizable contingent of Japanese, who grew up in the era of globalization, see it as their homeland's responsibility to engage...
...Harvard tri-captain Jenny Brine said. “Our pucks were hopping over sticks and hitting posts, while they got lucky on some interceptions and breakaways.”With just four and half minutes left to play, a Harvard offense that was stagnant all weekend finally woke up. Taking advantage of a power play, tri-captain Sarah Vaillancourt found junior Cori Bassett at the top of the right circle. Bassett slammed a slapshot past Saints goalie Britonny Chartier and into the back of the net.“When [Bassett] gets a shot off, good things happen...
...this self-described “skinny kid with a funny name” can rise to the highest office in the nation is a testament to the power of the American Dream. That said, President Obama will face profound challenges when he comes into office, ranging from a stagnant economy to two wars with no end in sight. It has frequently been asserted that Obama’s appeal is all rhetoric and no substance, that “hope” and “change” are little more than buzzwords cynically designed to win over...