Word: buildups
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...conveyed an unearthly burden, as if The Calling were sent from heaven to deliver redemption. The beyond-cool ’60s swagger and spasms during the fervidly-charged “Nothing’s Changed” demanded rock star adulation. The singer-songwriter solo guitar buildup of “Stigmatized” worked on the sexual frustration accumulating center audience., while Band flirted with the circumference of the stage...
...conveyed an unearthly burden, as if The Calling were sent from heaven to deliver redemption. The beyond-cool ’60s swagger and spasms during the fervidly-charged “Nothing’s Changed” demanded rock star adulation. The singer-songwriter solo guitar buildup of “Stigmatized” worked on the sexual frustration accumulating center audience., while Band flirted with the circumference of the stage...
...good news, though, is that the new-fangled "supply chain management" tools helped dampen inventory buildup as advertised, especially in old-economy industries. The ratio of sales to inventory, a measure of how much stuff is sitting in the warehouse, topped out at 1.43 in September compared with 1.75 and 1.98 the past two recessions. The downside is that the replenishing period that the economy is enjoying may start with a bang but flatten because companies carry less inventory overall. "We can respond within a day or two," says Rodger Mullen, president of Schneider Logistics, which manages an auto-parts...
...political leaders abroad, military commanders have gained the upper hand. "The guerrilla wing has become stronger and the political wing has become weaker," says Yubaraj Ghimire, editor-in-chief of the Nepali-language Kantipur Daily. "The military faction is now leading and the whole concentration is on a military buildup." Others point to the rebels' use of fighters as young as 13 to explain the mindless brutality. As documented from Cambodia to Angola, indoctrinated, prematurely empowered child soldiers are capable of appalling atrocities...
...also needs to take a hard look at its own defense posture. If capabilities are a reflection of intentions, then America appears to be bent on world domination. The benign view of the Bush buildup is that America needs large gestures following last September's attacks. The cynical view is that he is "buying" votes in this mid-term election year. But whatever the reason, the combination of untrammeled U.S. economic and military power coupled with a new interventionist mood makes many allies nervous and resentful...