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...participants are not obligated to follow the orthodox, rhythmic Russian style of ringing, but are rather encouraged to do their own thing. Students more familiar with the bells can play a variety of songs, ranging from something off the Billboard Top 40 to theme songs from soundtracks. Those unfamiliar can improvise, stomping pedals and pulling strings to their hearts’ content.Olivieri says that, on a recent trip to China, when she went to ring a famous set of bells at the Great Bell Temple, the legacy of the bells was close behind. “Apparently a representative from...
Everyone’s favorite: The Onion. Even if you are unfamiliar with this venerable publication, you probably can become vaguely familiar with its bent simply from the title. The burning satire newspaper on the cover has a humorous headline about everyone’s second favorite: FEMA. Although you probably can’t read it from where you sit now, one of the other articles on the cover reads, “Nation’s Lack Of Preparedness Blamed On Cub Scouts.” It goes without saying that if we can’t make...
...Unfamiliar threats are similarly scarier than familiar ones. The next E. coli outbreak is unlikely to shake you up as much as the previous one, and any that follow will trouble you even less. In some respects, this is a good thing, particularly if the initial reaction was excessive. But it's also unavoidable given our tendency to habituate to any unpleasant stimulus, from pain and sorrow to a persistent car alarm...
...Benedict now finds himself in an unfamiliar position as he embarks on the most important mission of his papacy. Having thrust himself to the center of the global debate and earned the vilification of the Muslim street, he must weigh hard options. Does he seize his new platform, insisting that another great faith has potentially deadly flaws and daring it to discuss them, while exhorting Western audiences to be morally armed? Or does he back away from further confrontation in the hope of tamping down the rage his words have already provoked? Those who know him say he was clearly...
...thing to play, but when you see the extremely high athletic level that he plays, he’s one of the more amazing defensive linemen that I’ve ever been around,” Murphy says.Berg struggles to deflect the praise, very unfamiliar territory for a player used to having his way in the arena in which he excels most.“I must say, it isn’t as bad as it seems,” Berg says. “It bothers you all week in practice but as soon...