Yearning for abundance alternates with the idea that real paradise is swapping earthly pleasure for something better.

ECONOMIST: Heaven on earth

He wants a slimmed-down single-chamber Congress, stronger parties, and an end to the scam which sees election-winners ceding their seats to alternates who also qualify for generous salaries and pensions.

ECONOMIST: Uribe's hour

"Alternates" will also be on-hand for the convention, ostensibly to replace delegates who do not or cannot show up, as will thousands of Democratic officials, leaders and regular citizens, plus the usual horde of journalists.

CNN: 2004 Primaries

Chaney opens his mouth in fury and dismay, and then, for the rest of the movie, alternates between menacing the girl and feeling the deepest shame.

NEWYORKER: The Artists

Sally's also suspicious that Matt, a decade older, is hiding a wife someplace, yet Paulsen skillfully alternates between hope, suspicion, despair and glimpses of fondness for Matt.

WSJ: Review: 'Talley's Folly' is a charming revival

The questioning continued later Thursday as the judge sought to choose eight alternates who could take over if any of the jurors dropped out for health or other reasons.

CNN: Majority white jury selected in Simpson civil trial

District Judge Karen Townsend initially called 400 potential jurors for the high-profile case, eventually seating 12 with five alternates.

NPR: Ex-Montana Quarterback Acquitted Of Rape

For the next hour and a half, the band plays through a set that alternates tales of economic pain with party-time escape.

NEWYORKER: We Are Alive