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a: Mad men ~
b: putting a microscope on a chaotic period

What: "'Mad Men' is like putting a microscope on the most chaotic period of American history. Last season closed a lot of loose ends, so this season feels like a new direction."

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Writer: Nathan Collins
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Date: Apr 5 2012 6:13 PM


New Orleans As Algiers

a: New orleans ~
b: Algiers

What: "He wanted to record in New Orleans "because I see parallels between African and American music, and between the music of the African slaves who came to New Orleans, and that of the Gnawas, the black desert tribes who became slaves of the Arabs in north Africa. And New Orleans is like Algiers. They were both French colonies at one time, and there's even an area there called Algiers." He was delighted to find that some of the local Louisiana Zydeco drum patterns are remarkably similar to rai."

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Writer: bmansmusiciansreport
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Date: Jun 12 2012 2:49 PM


The Mounth Is A Tail Pipe.....

a: Carbon dioxide ~
b: the human body's exhaust

What: "Carbon dioxide is like the human body's exhaust. Our lungs are the specialized organs where gas exchange takes place. Gas exchange means simply that one gas is exchanged for another in the lungs. In the lungs there are many finely branched tiny blood vessels (actually called capillaries) as we inhale oxygen-rich air, the oxygen in the air binds to the blood in the capillaries as they pass through the lungs."

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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Jul 22 2013 6:51 PM



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