Word: attestations
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...speaks for itself-besides, it isn't really her point to display technical chops. In fact, she strips the medium down to its bear minimum, taking it clearly out of the region of interest. Friends take the pictures with point and shoot cameras-the digit date and time display attest to that--and they are developed in normal dimensions, with normal coloring and no framing, reflecting Lee's wish that these look like photographs which anyone could take. She seems to have an important statement that shouldn't be lost for the beauty or the virtuoso of the medium...
Anyone familiar with Stephen King’s work can attest to his moments of brilliance. In King’s best work, he probes into morality and the complexities of human nature with astonishing depth. We grow to know an outsider (Andy Dufresne, John Coffey and now Ted Braughtigan) from the point of view of a person from the inside. The most disappointing thing about King’s career, though, is that very rarely is King’s work brought to the big screen with great success. For every truly exceptional King adaptation—The Shawshank...
...those lagging economic reports, and most economists expect that extra $300 in every wallet to find its way back into the economy as the fall progresses. His political future - not to mention that of his Republican compatriots in Congress - may be riding on it, as Bush?s father can attest. In Washington, it?s still the economy, stupid, and if consumers ever stop spending we?ll be in a recession by Thanksgiving...
...Miss America Pageant announced it will incorporate Survivor-type elements into this year's show. Contestants who don't make the finals will get to vote on who should wear the crown. Is this any way to run a pageant? As viewers of the summer's reality shows can attest, the democratic process hardly means the best man, or beauty queen, comes out on top. In fact, it's usually just the opposite...
...failed venture is dicey at any time--nearly a third of bankrupt companies undergo multiple reorganizations--let alone during the sharpest economic slowdown in a decade. And too much licensing can kill even the toniest brand's cachet, as overexposed names from Calvin Klein to Gucci can unhappily attest...