Word: canadianization
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...thriving regional center like Minneapolis, home of the Guthrie, or a festival city like Ashland, site of the Oregon Shakespearean Festival. The champion -- as measured cumulatively by number of productions and performances, size of troupe, total audience and budget -- is located in an unpretentious town in the Canadian province of Ontario, about 90 miles from the skyscrapers of Toronto. It is a place that began with scarcely any claim to cultural status, except that it was called Stratford, and its river was dubbed the Avon...
...million for chemical arms. Opponents have gained another powerful ally in the U.S. chemical industry. In April, Robert Roland, president of the Chemical Manufacturers Association, which represents the major U.S. chemical companies, testified before Congress for a "strong, effective international treaty" to ban such weapons. Representatives of U.S., Canadian, Japanese and European firms are now drafting a set of recommendations for facilitating an agreement and inspecting chemical-industry plants...
...years astronomers have scanned the heavens beyond the solar system in search of other planets. If they exist -- and evidence is rapidly accumulating that they do -- the possibility greatly increases that some of the planets may be similar to the earth. U.S. and Canadian astronomers last week reported tantalizing discoveries that strengthened that likelihood...
...Lewis to think about. The sprinter and long jumper who racked up four golds in Los Angeles will certainly compete again in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter, the long jump and the 4 X 100- meter relay. Then there is the competition: Ben Johnson, the Jamaican turned ) Canadian speedster, has taken a little wind out of Lewis' sleek sails, winning their last five matchups in the 100, including a historic race in Rome in which he set the current world record of 9.83 sec. And finally, there is the old problem, the image problem. Lewis could wind...
Wasserstein, Perella has already managed about $19 billion worth of mergers and acquisitions, including the $6.6 billion purchase of Federated Department Stores by Canadian Developer Robert Campeau. Teaming up with the U.S. firm, Nomura can gain expertise in merger making and help its Japanese clients acquire U.S. companies. For Wasserstein, Perella the deal provides both an infusion of capital and global connections. Says Perella: "No other single alliance could give us the comprehensive reach that the Japanese connection we have with Nomura could...