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...music of this prolific Appalachian clan has always swung towards confessional lo-fi, notable mostly for guilt obsession and Will’s achy singing than the instrumentation. Ned’s singing is stronger than his brother’s, but his soaring voice never stands in the center of the picture: three songs on their latest, Joji, extend seven minutes in length, and a lot of that time is spent with the band doing their best Grateful Dead...
...Nike swung into action even before most Chinese knew they had a new hero. The moment hurdler Liu Xiang became the country's first Olympic medalist in a short-distance speed event--he claimed the gold with a new Olympic record in the 110-m hurdles on Aug. 28--Nike launched a television advertisement in China showing Liu destroying the field and superimposed a series of questions designed to set nationalistic teeth on edge. "Asians lack muscle?" asked one. "Asians lack the will to win?" Then came the kicker, as Liu raised his arms above the trademark Swoosh...
...just 537 votes. Now, Americans abroad - and Republican and Democratic campaigners back in the U.S. - realize the impact the expat vote could have. "There's a lot riding on [the overseas vote]," says Robert Worcester, chairman of the MORI polling firm in London. Expats "could have swung Florida." Can they help swing next month's result? Until 1975, not all expat Americans were even allowed to vote. Today, the Federal Voting Assistance Program run by the Pentagon estimates that 6 million Americans live abroad (roughly half of whom are eligible to vote), making the expat community equivalent in population...
...sunlight sparkled as it hit the water drops. I watched for a few moments as the branches shook and the shadows shifted. Then I reached up, grabbed a low-hanging branch, and gave it a tug. The lacy pattern of sunlight and shadow leapt and danced and the branch swung wildly. I think I could have stayed there pulling on that branch and watching those shadows dance until the sun went down. I liked playing with “Wave” and “Head Body Limbs,” but I don’t think both...
...Leopards’ drive was nipped in the bud and the momentum swung in Harvard’s favor. Three-and-a-half minutes later, the Crimson had a 6-0 lead...