Word: consciousnesses
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...little more thrifty,” said Brush. “Some of those customers that come don’t get the extras, and instead of a bottle of soda, they’ll get a cup of water. People are trying to become more value-conscious.” Despite these trends, HSBA director Jillson said she was confident that the economic storm would pass.“Even on a rainy Friday morning, I’m looking at Brattle Street and there are hundreds of people walking up and down,” she said...
...eight years later, when it was Eisenhower's turn to hand over the keys, he was conscious of the price of a bad transition and determined that this one would proceed more smoothly. That was surprising in its own way, since 1960 saw a change not just of party but of generation, from the oldest President in history to the youngest. John F. Kennedy viewed Eisenhower as antique, out of step; he referred to him as "that old a-hole." Eisenhower for his part saw Kennedy as callow and unready; "I will do almost anything to avoid turning my chair...
...thematic thread that Kaufman explored ad nauseum in his 2002 screenplay for “Adaptation.,” directed by Spike Jonze. For all its novelties, that film was a headache, a neurotic monologue whose paranoid refrains only compounded the pretensions of its obnoxiously self-conscious narrative loop. But to say that “Synecdoche, New York” revisits, or even improves, upon the more problematic aspects of that film is to overlook the sheer depth and ambition of the creative vision for which it strives. More to the point, “Synecdoche, New York?...
...Still, catering to the Japanese consumer will be a challenge. What is shiny and new here one day is often dull the next. "Japanese consumers are very fashion conscious and detail-oriented. They have high expectations on service," says Edman, who was born and raised in Tokyo before going to Sweden. She and her team are banking on the fact that H&M's relationship with Japan is already a strong one. Tokyo has even been a source of inspiration for H&M's designers, as reflected in the company's most recent designer collaboration with Rei Kawakubo's high...
...voters realized that treating animals better can be good for human health and the environment. They noticed that America’s organic farmers (and the retailers, like Whole Foods, that stock them) have already gone cage-free, and that the food safety-conscious European Union is following suit...