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...After this appearance, I began keeping an eye out for Thalía on Spanish television. The discovery of her music videos quickly converted me into a camp follower. A little background: Ms. Sodi (Thalía was born Thalía Ariadna Sodi Miranda on August 26, 1972) first achieved fame in a prefab teen band called Timbiriche, a Menudo-esque combo. I have not been blown away by their performances, but they did make a noteworthy guest appearance on a rather startling 1987 Halloween special that has run over and over again on Galavision. "Noche de Brujas...
...pain assessed and managed appropriately; medical facilities must ask their patients to rate their level of pain (children can, for example, point to pictures showing a range of faces from mildly frowning to contorted); and the results must be documented. The idea is to take pain out of the background and make it another "vital sign" that must be attended...
Daniels lacks the technical background of many OMB directors. As the man responsible for preparing Bush's first budget, due in February, he will be introduced to thousands of government programs to determine which ones to cut and which ones to enlarge. "It's tough on-the-job training," said Leon Panetta, Bill Clinton's first OMB director. Even Panetta, who chaired the House Budget Committee, learned the hard way that small decisions can make big enemies. His 1993 spending program passed by a single Democratic vote in the House, and in the Senate he alienated his party's powerful...
...best known for the upbeat "Chantilly Lace" and for having perished with fellow rockers Buddy Holly and Richie Valens in a 1959 plane crash. Richardson, though, before he entered the rock world - which, of course, was not as divorced from country as it is today - came from a rural background similar to Jones'. In fact, the two were pals in Beaumont, Texas, where the Possum's family moved when he was a boy. Richardson also was a discovery of Jones' original producer, the great Pappy Daily, and wrote George's first No. 1 hit, "White Lightning...
...there's not really much to say here; the backing is nothing much more that some strumming, a slow drum beat and a bit of vocal trilling by the Jordanaires or some such group. Of course, that's just fine in my book, which says that less in the background means more Jones up front...