Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'powerhouse'

Bank Of America Buys Merrill Lynch For $50B

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:24:00 EDT

Bank of America is acquiring Merrill Lynch in a $50 billion deal that could turn the big U.S. bank into a global financial-services powerhouse. But Bank of America must first successfully integrate the investment firm with its commercial bank operations.

With Olympics Over, China's Self-Confidence Soars

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:51:00 EDT

China's 51 gold medals proved its status as a sports powerhouse, and the games showed off its modernity and organization. "China has stood up in the world," one expert says.

Ghostly and Ethereal, Bon Iver Finds Catharsis

Wed, 28 May 2008 09:45:00 EDT

As dark as it gets, "Skinny Love," with its unforgettable steel-guitar hook, is too gorgeous to function as a true downer. Shout-along fodder for melancholy late-night drives, it announces Bon Iver as a budding powerhouse, not so much promising as fully formed.

Drive-By Truckers: Where Southern Rock Meets Soul

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:58:00 EDT

On Brighter Than Creation's Dark, Drive-By Truckers offers an epic and emotional 19-song rock statement. The roots-music powerhouse knows its way around thundering Southern rockers, country ballads and, lately, Stax-inspired soul. Hear an interview and performance from WXPN.

Miami Dade Sharks, the Cinderella Team of Chess

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:04:00 EDT

The University of Maryland is hosting another kind of championship this weekend: the Final Four of chess. Rene Garcia, faculty adviser for the Miami Dade Community College Sharks, leads this year's Cinderella team. The Sharks have stomped powerhouses like Harvard, MIT and Stanford.

It's Davidson, Not Duke, With Hoop Dreams Intact

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EDT

North Carolina is filled with perennial college basketball powerhouses. And then there's tiny Davidson College, known more in the state for its academics than its sports prowess. But this year it's Davidson making its mark in the tournament, outlasting even big-name schools like Duke.

Little Sympathy for Bear Stearns

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Even in Wall Street's cutthroat world, Bear Stearns stood out. Employees at the firm had to buy their own paper clips. Did hubris contribute to bringing the powerhouse that helped create the market for risky mortgage-backed securities to ruin.

Nashville's WSM Chronicled in 'Air Castle'

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:28:00 EST

When radio ruled the airwaves, Nashville station WSM was a broadcasting powerhouse. Started in 1925, it became a cultural force that shaped the future of Nashville, largely because of its signature program, The Grand Ole Opry.

Obama and Oprah Make Splash in S.C.

Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:08:00 EST

Media powerhouse Oprah Winfrey took to the campaign trail with Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama this weekend. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton campaigned with her mother and daughter.

Ann Nesby Knows About 'Love'

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:01:00 EDT

She captured attention as the lead voice in the powerhouse gospel group Sounds of Blackness. Now, gospel and R&B singer Ann Nesby talks with NPR's Tony Cox about her music-making career and her latest CD, titled This is Love.

Falling in Love with Limas

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:48:00 EDT

It's the season for fresh lima beans -- despised by generations of schoolchildren but beloved by writer D. Cameron Lawrence. She explains why she loves the the nutritional powerhouses, and shares her favorite recipes.

America's Cup Is a Race Between Kiwis, Swiss

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:00:00 EDT

Sailing powerhouse New Zealand battles the defending champion Switzerland in the final of the 32nd America's Cup, the oldest yachting race. The regatta has long been dominated by the United States, but this year's event is the first held off the coast of continental Europe. The American entry was knocked out in the semifinals.

Gridiron Guts: The Story of Football's Carlisle Indians

Sat, 19 May 2007 16:57:00 EDT

At the turn of the 20th century, the little-known Carlisle Indian Industrial School was a gridiron powerhouse. As author Sally Jenkins recounts in a new book, many of football's tricks were born at the experimental boarding school for Native Americans.

Dem Powerhouses Mark Selma's Bloody Sunday

Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00:00 EST

Democratic senators Barak Obama and Hillary Clinton will give dueling speeches at two churches just a block apart Sunday morning in Selma, Ala. Then the presidential contenders will be joined by former president Bill Clinton in a march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in commemoration of the 1965 voting-rights march.

Friends and Family Pay Respects to Auerbach

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:00:00 EST

Family and friends gathered today in Northern Virginia to bury Arnold "Red" Auerbach, the legendary coach of the Boston Celtics. Auerbach died Saturday at 89. His funeral drew friends from Auerbach's college days, and players from his powerhouse teams. For many, the occasion offered one more chance to reminisce about his mystique.

Aaron Neville: The Roots of Soul

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:05:00 EDT

It's hard to define Aaron Neville's music -- he's been nominated for Grammys in country, R&B, pop and gospel -- but it's hard to argue with his success. The third of the four brothers in the New Orleans musical powerhouse Neville Brothers, Aaron has been the most successful Neville when it comes to transitioning to a solo career.

Three or Four Great Songs in One

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:51:00 EDT

On an album full of epic tracks, Silversun Pickups' "Lazy Eye" is the powerhouse, mixing Smashing Pumpkins-esque bombast with the complexity and ambitious oddness of Slint. At times, the song seems to move so quickly that Brian Aubert's vocals can barely keep up.

Cirque du Soleil Interprets the Fab Four

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:57:00 EDT

The long awaited Cirque du Soleil production called Love opens this weekend at the Mirage in Las Vegas. The show brings together two powerhouses in popular entertainment: the world famous acrobatic troupe from Canada and the music of the Beatles.

The 'Other' Football: A Primer on the World Cup

Sun, 04 Jun 2006 16:00:00 EDT

The World Cup kicks off in Germany this week, and the U.S. team has high hopes. But it faces powerhouses Italy and the Czech Republic in the very first round. Soccer America magazine's Mike Woitalla offers a primer on the other football.

Sibelius: Mariss Jansons and the Berlin Philharmonic

Thu, 06 Apr 2006 15:24:00 EDT

From the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra's concert hall, guest conductor Mariss Jansons leads the Berlin Philharmonic in the final two movements of the powerhouse Symphony No. 2 by Jean Sibelius.

The Downside of an NCAA Cinderella Story

Tue, 04 Apr 2006 13:00:00 EDT

Alex Chadwick talks to sports reporters Randy and Jason Sklar about the legacy of this year's NCAA basketball tournament. A scrappy team from George Mason University -- not exactly a basketball powerhouse -- was the Cinderella story of the Final Four, and led to the most exciting basketball tournament in memory for many fans. But the Sklars say there may be a downside.

Vocalist Cassandra Wilson: 'Thunderbird'

Tue, 04 Apr 2006 09:00:00 EDT

Vocalist Cassandra Wilson draws her inspiration for song from some unusual sources. That didn't stop Time magazine from naming her the best singer in America. Ed Gordon talks to the powerhouse singer about what drives her creatively, and about her latest CD, Thunderbird.

Cuban-American Chess Masters Take on Elites

Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:59:04 EST

A scrappy group of Cuban-American community college students is poised to end the domination of collegiate chess by elite schools such as Harvard, Stanford and MIT. Cuba's national obsession with chess played a big part in fostering a new national chess powerhouse at Miami Dade College.

Former 'L.A. Times' Publisher Otis Chandler Dies

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:48:55 EST

Otis Chandler, former publisher of the Los Angeles Times, has died at 78 in Ojai, Calif. The patriarch of the Southern California Chandler clan inherited the publisher's job at the Los Angeles Times and transformed the paper from a punchline to a journalistic powerhouse.

Disney to Buy Animation Powerhouse Pixar

Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST

The Walt Disney Company is acquiring computer-animation giant Pixar for $7.4 billion. Disney will buy the maker of hit movies such as Toy Story and Finding Nemo in an all-stock transaction that makes Pixar CEO Steve Jobs the largest individual shareholder in Disney.