Word: facing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When no one claimed responsibility, band mom Alice "Mom" Tondel, a small lady who was in her sixties, stepped out and shouted "I am in charge!" The police officer made an about face, sat down on the curb behind his car, and started laughing. "Go, get out of here," he shooed them through tears...
...came here to get a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing the African-American labor movement...I want to learn what the commonalties they have with the situation we face in South Africa," said Ravi Naidoo, Director of the National Labour and Economic Development Institute in Johannesburg...
...feel that all independent filmmakers worldwide face the same problems, or find themselves in the same situations. With regard to Chinese filmmakers like myself, there are two main problems: money, a problem shared by all filmmakers, but also censorship, which I face more heavily in China. The American independent film industry faces the same funding issues, but instead of censorship, they have to deal more with the market. Hollywood has a tendency to take over the world, in terms of market share. There are numerous Hollywood movies showing in China, many in theaters through official channels, other via pirated...
...Patagonia is interesting. Of course it has a trendy dimension to it-it does have all the labels, and it has a catalogue with some of the features I was talking about. But it's not as in-your-face as some of these stores. Patagonia uses their catalogue to get good environmental information out to consumers. But their stuff is expensive. But it's more expensive to buy organic cotton and environmentally friendly fabrics. . . It's complicated...
...student volunteer, Melissa A. Morris '01, said she is enthusiastic about the new face of the shelter but also recognizes that it could also present challenges. Since the shelter has never been handicapped accessible before, she anticipates more handicapped guests, along with other logistical changes...