The book, a series of interlocking stories set against the background of the US music industry, jumps around in time from the punky 1970s to the near-future.
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People use the Internet to do background research on people of interest all the time: journalists researching subjects for their stories, employers checking out job candidates, single types checking out love interests.
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Inevitably, a tragedy such as what we have experienced in Newtown, Connecticut brings the discussion about guns and violence in our society to the front of the American dialogue where it often lingers for a short time before receding to the background of the national discussion.
The number of background checks dropped 26 percent during the same time period a year earlier.
Despite his hopes that a compromise will be reached, Clinton said that there is also disagreement over the length of time allowed to conduct the background check 24 hours versus 72 hours.
Reordering the Season Pass priority list should happen seamlessly in the background instead of locking the user out for an indeterminate period of time.
Because ticking in the background is that time bomb, packed with the dry powder of purchasing power at PE shops and public companies themselves.
Government minister Zoltan Balog said he had no time to check the background of the several hundred people to whom he awarded state honours on the eve of the 15 March holiday.
Plenty of measures can tell you something about the user's state of mind: keystrokes, how many windows are open and their content, whether the user is scrolling, the time of day, the contents of a desktop calendar even background noises from a microphone and visual information from a camera.
DeskTime lurks in the background of a computer once installed, recording time spent on applications and websites.
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The first time Bernie Madoff called me, the grinding sounds of a floor buffer in the background nearly drowned him out.
At one level that may be true this time too, but against the background of the expenses scandal, voters are harder to be persuaded.
And also taking the time to research a little of my background and experience with Kickstarter and Crowdfunding.
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Although I am of Indian background, this was only my second time to the country and my first to Mumbai.
As increasing numbers of mainstream parents -- often single and working full-time -- pull their offspring out of public schools, many find they lack the time or background to teach effectively.
Such sustained success over time while laying low in the background is a textbook example of how to lead through proper delegation of authority.
The film definitely bears the handiwork of its first-time feature director McG who has a background in music videos and commercials.
The process of creating something new is time consuming since there is no background material to help get a jump on designs.
Finally, we have so far concentrated all our efforts where we knew the problem was worse - London, where at one time almost a quarter of the homeless population had an ex-forces background.
They discover over time that specific phrases, background noise and pace all play a part in the success of a spoken inquiry.
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Given Suhail Khan's family background, it is hardly surprising that he, too, has spent a considerable amount of time associating with the sorts of organizations favored by his parents.
Mr Kadyrov was more credible than average: his background as mufti, his time with the rebels and his experience as administrator gave him a unique mixture of levers of influence.
They only wake up in the background if you have set them to notify you of an update, and then only for a limited time.
This new research, then, will serve multiple functions: Using specialized sensors, processors, and algorithms, the project team will measure noise in real time, tracking both the noise generated by various pieces of wave energy equipment and general background noise.
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