Word: kilter
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...Some areas of the new site are way off-kilter. The local dining guide for Los Angeles called a cheap Vietnamese veggie joint in Reseda named Vinh Loi Tofu its highest rated restaurant, based upon a single review. Vinh Loi Tofu? In a major city that boasts Spago, Michaels, Koi, A.O.C., the Ivy, Crustacean and dozens of other amazing eateries? Narrowing my search to the TIME bureau's zip code of 90025, the Top 5 included a Starbucks located seven miles down the road. Some software obviously needs to be tweaked and some users' palates upgraded...
...monkey population has grown in recent years - in addition to the urban feasts seeming to attract more, Malik also blames scientific laboratories, which use monkeys for experiments and then abandon them - the natural balance has been thrown off kilter. Hungry monkeys attack people and snatch food when they can. In 2004, monkeys were blamed when Ministry of Defence officials found top secret documents scattered around an office. Monkeys have broken into parliament and kept people from entering their own houses...
...Kathy D. Gerlach ’07 performed a fine rendition of “Take Care of This House” from “1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.” “The Wrong Note Rag” returned to ensemble silliness, with off-kilter lyrics and jazzy lines perfectly executed by Derrick L. Wang ’06 on the piano and the rest of the capable instrumental ensemble.The final two numbers sealed the show with style. “Some Other Time,” a quartet number from “On the Town...
...album’s final track, an extended medley of trippy melodies and off-kilter vocals and spoken word, Beck says “If the soul is a symptom, the condition is you.” Beck’s vocals offer a little of something for everyone—disillusionment and indictment of society (or something) for the doomsdayers, and random bits of absurdity for those who share Beck’s sense of humor...
...like things bulky, un-even and off-kilter, in a balanced sort of way,” Smith says. “I want to encourage people to know that they can make things themselves...