Word: demanding
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...abrupt drop in business activity reflects the concerns of newly tightfisted consumers, whose spending makes up two-thirds of all U.S. economic activity. Gone is the pent-up demand for autos, houses and other big-ticket items that helped make last year's growth the fastest in 10 years. Many consumers, whose installment borrowing rose to a record $928 billion in February, today are more concerned about repaying those debts than about not owning a newer, better dishwasher. At the same time, an increase in unemployment from 5.4% in February to 5.5% in March has deepened workers' anxieties. "Corporate layoffs...
...Still, demand for the player has been brisk. On the first day it was available, more than 100,000 people logged onto Progressive Networks' computer. To capitalize on the interest, and to help generate Internet radio shows, the company announced last week that it would also give away the "encoder." This is the software that enables programmers to create computer-readable audio files. Making the encoder widely available will allow anyone with an Internet connection to begin broadcasting to an international audience. Says Glaser: "We want to jump start a self-publishing movement...
Everyone is obliged to demand a more honest and a more civil discourse. But those who seek to lead bear the largest responsibility. Both the right and the left need to lower their voices. Bill Clinton taught an important lesson last week. While others jumped to condemn foreign terrorism, which only fueled passions, the President, almost alone, refused to rush to judgment. That defined him not only as relevant, but as a leader...
...Harvey Oswald was to be gunned down in the Texas School Book Depository Building, or at several alternative sites, and then the American public was to be told via television that Cuban leader Fidel Castro had sent Oswald to murder Kennedy. This would supposedly inflame the public, who would demand instant invasion of Cuba. George Bush had conveniently placed nearly 100 U.S. Navy ships close to the Cuban shores all the way around the island. If the plot had come off as planned, the Soviets would have come to the defense of Cuba, and the conflict would have quickly escalated...
...given the opportunity to play. Almost all sports that were once the domains of men alone now have female parallels. Universities around the country offer athletic opportunities that reflect this fact. But this is not the case in sports like football and wrestling. For whatever reason, there is little demand from women to establish college-level programs. A similar thing could be said of men's gymnastics, as a declining level of interest among college-aged males has led some schools to cut their programs...