Word: turfing
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...make it work. At first listen, the styles of the two groups struggle for supremacy and find little middle ground. ‘Cravo É Canela,’ a Milton Nascimento tune sung, bravely, in Portuguese by Oldham, finds him squarely on Tortoise’s turf, sounding nothing like the quiet musings or heart-rent ramblings one finds on “Ease Down the Road.” The very next song, a dirge-like take on Springsteen’s anthemic ‘Thunder Road,’ is sung with a more familiar...
...both native New Englanders and naïve newcomers. The course will expose the myths and falsehoods of New England while exploring 19th-century inventions in light of current research on the region’s history. The course will give locals the chance to bond with their home turf, and New England outsiders the opportunity to immerse themselves in the history of the region—including Harvard’s history—through a novel multimedia experience...
...team will bounce around indoor venues like Lavietes Pavilion, complete with artificial turf, until the re-flooring of the Palmer-Dixon Tennis Courts is completed...
...both native New Englanders and naïve newcomers. The course will expose the myths and falsehoods of New England while exploring 19th-century inventions in light of current research on the region’s history. The course will give locals the chance to bond with their home turf, and New England outsiders the opportunity to immerse themselves in the history of the region—including Harvard’s history—through a novel multimedia experience...
...buying company Aegis. KPMG's Barrett concurs. "We're not seeing the sexed-up transactions we saw in the last bull market. It's looking much more responsible," he says. The French bank Crédit Agricole is one case in point. Facing ever tougher competition on its home turf, Crédit Agricole believes it needs to grow. So in December, Georges Pauget, the recently appointed chief executive, announced plans to start acquiring banks in neighboring European countries over the next three years. Still, Pauget insisted that "our objective is not growth at any price...