Fado is traditional folk music popular in the Lisbon area of Portugal. Melancholy by nature, the music includes instruments like guitars and mandolins with one Fadista singing poetic lyrics related to darker elements of love, death and sadness. The music may, however, occasionally include some humor.
(E-SPLOST) is a one-penny sales tax that may be used by school systems to build new facilities, renovate existing structures, improve school bus fleets, upgrade HVAC systems and pay debt from previous projects. The Board of Education is calling for a May 24 vote on reauthorizing the current E-SPLOST (penny sales tax).
success. 1  marplot - A person who spoils a plot or who ruins the success of an undertaking or process. 2  acid test - A test that is conclusive of the value or success of something, derived from the original use of nitric acid as a test for gold.