Word: complexity
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...development, the show that previewed in late October was, in the blunt judgment of co-producer Arthur Rubin, "a disaster." Librettist Harvey Fierstein apologized to the audience at the first performance. Alluding to the practice of testing a show out of town, which Legs skipped because of its complex sets and lighting, Fierstein said, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is New Haven...
...nature's true creativity lies in the relationships that link various creatures. The coral in a reef or the orchid in a rain forest is part of an ecosystem, a fragile, often delicately balanced conglomeration of supports, checks and balances that integrate life-forms into functioning communities. Given the complex workings of an ecosystem, it is never clear which species, if any, are expendable...
Another step that could be taken to counteract global warming is to slow -- and ideally stop -- deforestation. But that is an enormously complex task, and so a simple companion strategy should be adopted at the same time: the planting of trees, and plenty of them, to absorb CO2 from the air. "It surely has to be one of the most benign things we can do," said Gus Speth of the World Resources Institute. Tree planting can be encouraged at all levels of society, from individuals putting an extra tree or two in their backyards to local communities and private organizations...
...charges that he had used insider information to buy and sell stock. Boesky, who is serving a three-year term in a minimum-security prison in Lompoc, Calif., agreed to identify others who had joined his schemes. The trail led to Drexel and its wunderkind, who allegedly used a complex network of contacts to manipulate securities prices...
Particular care is necessary in building complex new airliners like the Boeing 747-400. The cockpit crew will rely on the plane's computer to monitor more than 600 gauges, digital meters and other gadgets -- more instrumentation than the space shuttle contains. But the airlines are not the only ones who will have to wait in line for their new planes. So will President-elect Bush. The new Air Force One, a 747-200, will not arrive at Andrews Air Force Base until next November, a year behind schedule...