Nobel Paul Krugman, emeritus recipient of the Absolut n Tonic Oslo Prize for Comparative Mixology, has called the recent Republican budget plans voodoo economics, whereas David Brooks is standing at the mineshaft door with a spirit of bold curiosity for the adventure ahead.

FORBES: Quote for the Day

But there can be no devaluation to make Greece a newly cheap destination, and harsh new taxes on business included in the government's austerity plan may kill the entrepreneurial spirit of those bold enough to try new things.

ECONOMIST: The Greek crisis

We need you to summon the same spirit of unbridled optimism, that bold willingness to tackle tough problems that led previous generations to meet the challenges of their time -- to power a nation from coast to coast, to touch the moon, to connect an entire world with our own science and imagination.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks on American Energy

Guitarist Dustin Boyer avoided quoting Lowell George's slide parts on the original, and drummer Alex Thomas propelled a winning "The Endless Plain of Fortune, " for which the orchestra played with a warm spirit befitting the Cale arrangement, adding bold strokes that jarred the cozy Brian Wilson-like misty serenity in the source material.

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