Word: boom
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...message to China is you've grown really well," says WEF senior economist Jennifer Blanke, "but if you want to continue to grow, you have to improve your institutions, cut down on corruption, improve property rights and ensure your work force is extremely educated." Even in an epochal boom, China hasn't fully secured its status as an economic superpower...
Rounding out the baby boom were freshmen safety Doug Hewlett, defensive end Desmond Bryant and kicker Matt Schindel. Both Bryant and Schindel have already made an impact in the season’s opening weeks...
...when the stylist for pop-music sensation Namie Amuro picked up some miniskirts, white platform boots and long coats in Maru Kyu's boutiques. Before long, Amuro's devotees were flocking to 109 to snap up the signature totems of what became known as the Amuler Boom...
...Crimson’s first penalty corner of the game, Gannon directed the insertion to the top of the arc to McDavitt who settled the ball. Senior midfielder Shelley Maasdorp lowered the boom, ripping a shot that tore past Wolverine goalie Beth Riley and into the lower half of the right side of the cage at the 12:42 mark. It was Maasdorp’s third goal in two days and eighth of the year, tops on the squad...
Hailed as one of the finest filmmakers of the 1990s American indie boom, Russell has had no trouble establishing his reputation among the celluloid hipster set. His darkly comedic films have tickled critics and cineastes alike, from the low-budget Spanking the Monkey, a dark comedy about masturbation and incest, to Three Kings, a comedic, scathing take on the first Gulf...