Word: afoot
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...first inklings the Obama campaign got of what was afoot came last week. First, Caroline showed them an op-ed that she had written for the New York Times. And then on Wednesday, as Obama was campaigning in Dillon, S.C., he got word through former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, one of his prominent supporters, that Senator Kennedy was trying to reach him. The two didn't connect until the following morning, as Obama was stumping in Florence, S.C. Word quickly spread through the campaign staff: "Kennedy's on board...
...Stewart's company maintained it was only doing what any smart business would: trademarking a brand to provide better legal recourse should knockoffs pop up. After all, the lawyers said, no one protests Philadelphia cream cheese. But the people of Katonah, especially business owners, saw something sinister afoot in the attempt to trademark Katonah for dozens and dozens of product categories, from lamps to curtain rods to belt racks. After all, many of the village's shops, such as Katonah Yarn and Katonah Architectural Hardware, use the name. Could Stewart's company someday prevent a townsperson from opening...
...wonder there's a catch-up movement afoot, with training being a focal point. "It's a very good area for someone to get into," says Cliff Johnson, director of public affairs for NACE International, an 18,000-member group that helps set standards within the industry. NACE also offers corrosion courses in the U.S. and in more than 80 foreign countries. A more traditional program is in the development stage at Ohio's University of Akron, which is planning to offer the country's first corrosion-engineering bachelor's degree program. Luis Proenza, president of the university, says...
...after more than 30 years, would the King come under fire now? At a time when nationalist sentiment is running high in Catalonia, the Basque Country, and Galicia, it makes sense that the monarchy, that most Spanish of symbols, would come under questioning. But a broader change is afoot as well. After decades of silence about its Civil War and 40-year dictatorship, Spain is experiencing a dramatic revival of interest in its recent past: witness the slew of books and movies documenting the crimes of the Franco regime, or the teams of volunteers who spend their weekends unearthing mass...
There may be something more significant afoot this time, though. It has little to do with the economies of Europe (or of Canada, Australia or New Zealand, whose dollars have made big gains against the U.S. version). Instead, the real action involves the countries whose currencies haven't gained on the dollar despite dramatically improved economic prospects relative to those...