Word: advent
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This I realized, after a day of wondering what I was doing out here in the middle of nowhere, is real world journalism at its best--the kind rarely practiced anymore since the advent of television and internet services. A journalist, my editor is fond of saying, must be skilled in becoming an instant expert at anything and everything and then passing on the knowledge to the public--all for tomorrow's paper...
...economic model emerges. At that point, the winners win big, and everyone else goes broke. The Street's role is to make sure that enough money gets thrown at the idea so that the profitable model takes shape quickly. This weeding-out process is time-tested, from the advent of trains, planes and automobiles early in the century to the more recent arrival of electronics, computers and biotechnology. Consumers almost always benefit; the average investor almost always is better off waiting to see which companies survive...
Since it was built, the building has seen its share of changes with the admission of women to the library in 1967, changing course requirements and expanded reading lists, the gentrification of its Square surroundings, the advent of computers and an increasingly diverse student body...
EVERYONE BUT THE WORST FASHION victim knows the rule: bra straps: stay below the shirt, undercover. But bandeau-style strapless bras create an unacceptable uni-boob shelf. And with the advent of the strappy tank, bra straps have forced their way into the mainstream. On shoulders--and headbands...
...With the advent of moderation has come the extinction of the true liberal. There are a few remaining specimens, Ralph Nader among them, distinguished by their self-righteous sermons and slightly communistic tendencies. There were days when having your own copy of Mao's Little Red Book was a mark of integrity, instead of a badge of shame. These bleeding-heart liberals as they are now disparagingly called, never hesitated to remind us that the most important issues were not how much money we were making or which cell phone matched our wardrobe. While often misguided and sometimes silly...