Word: cowing
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...that Israeli policy is determined to pursue a war in order to cow the Palestinians into submission. We see the inaction of the rest of the world. Nobody is willing to save the Palestinians...
...machines behind their music, and stayed with Saddle Creek, the tiny Omaha label that nurtured them. Will this fraternity hold? Young bands need the support of a local label in the early years but can quickly outgrow it. Danse Macabre is five-year-old Saddle Creek's current cash cow, but the label couldn't have promoted it so well had it not been for the earlier success of Bright Eyes. "Each group has had a period of carrying all of us," says Oberst. "If one person splits, the whole thing crumbles." But growing together is an awkward business...
...introduction of new materials into her work. Von Rydingsvard told the audience about a visit to an American Indian museum on the west coast. Here she was inspired by functional pieces made with walrus intestines. Based on this organic idea, she then incorporated animal parts—cow stomachs and hog intestines—into her work. Despite the gruesome sound of these materials, the resulting work is surprisingly elegant. The final surfaces appear smooth and supple, much like leather but not as artificial. As in her other work, von Rydingsvard evokes the organic, yet in this instance she uses...
...been an exceptional knack for supply-chain management. Every shipment passes under the watchful eye of a full-time statistician, a "master planner" who constantly surveys retailers and wholesalers, anticipating their demands so the factory can be ready with the necessary personnel and raw materials. In 2001 mad-cow disease had most manufacturers scrambling to fill orders for leather furniture, but not Gold: when the epidemic first made headlines, he bought up $5 million worth of South American hides, enough to keep the club chairs rolling for the next eight months. Result: 97% of the company's orders arrive...
...subways begging for money. HELP ME, the signs around their necks read, RESTRUCTURED. That's Japan's euphemism for "fired." "We hope this is the bottom, but really, who knows?" sighs Masayuki Watanabe, 48, a meat wholesaler who closed his business three months ago when rumors of mad-cow disease chased away so many customers that it wasn't worth battling the steady increase in local taxes and other expenses...