Word: commonization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Republicans, who he says are capable of "horrendous acts." But that's a lot to load onto your average American, so when Baldwin steps into the Holyoke Mall, he intends to keep it simple and nonpartisan (which the Creative Coalition purports to be). He will simply ask the common folk if they want to clean up the political system and get rid of all that tainted money. It becomes immediately clear, however, that Baldwin is going to have a communications problem. A scream rips the air, and a saleswoman from the Foot Locker, dressed like a black-and-white-striped...
...beyond that obvious message, is there a deeper meaning? It seems farfetched that such a panic could occur for no good reason and without consequence. We're way beyond normal price volatility here. Throughout history, daily Dow moves of 1% or 2% up or down have been relatively common. But Monday's 7% decline was the 12th worst ever; Tuesday's 4.7% gain, the best in a decade. Was the market right on Monday or on Tuesday...
...have reason to believe that you are shortchanged on a single nutrient, you have to know what the risks are," she says. "That may require a consultation with a professional nutritionist, not a conversation with your neighbor, a chiropractor or a health-food-store employee." Now if only common sense came in a pill...
...motive does not fully explain the reasoning behind the new Joy. A number of experts feel that the 1975 version, published when Gerald Ford was in the White House, has been overtaken and outdated by contemporary events. "That was the era of Linus Pauling and vitamin C and the common cold," says Marion Nestle, chairman of the department of nutrition at New York University and a Joy contributor. "Frances Moore Lappe's book Diet for a Small Planet had just come out, emphasizing the importance of balanced protein. So the nutrition content of the book in 1975 really emphasized protein...
FIGHTING THE COMMON COLD...