Word: fatefulness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Union Camp and Mobil had simply lost control of their fate. For years these commodity companies had gone through booms and busts along with the world economy they played in. But for the past decade it has been nothing but bust. The new economy, with its focus on cost cutting and price competition, has tamed inflation to the point that each year Mobil and Union Camp faced progressively lower real prices for their products. Both companies had done pretty much everything they could to wring out costs, but it still wasn't enough...
...words gave hope to seniors who think they can make millions and then save the world, the very fact that the world is increasingly turning to rich men like Soros, Bill Gates and Ted Turner to solve its problems is troubling. The power to change our world's fate should not rest in the hands of a few cutthroat capitalists...
...campus, we have stood by as the language of debate has changed, and Dartboard is not so dewy-eyed to be disappointed by mere wishy-washy non-committal phrases like "forging community" and "driving values." Such, it seems, is the fate of popular election rhetoric. No, Dartboard is not complaining about that this time. This time it's about something that's a little like religion, a little like meditation and a little like compassion...
...level of theatee mastery, encompassing a seamless translation of foreign script, subtle adaptations of classic roles and overwhelming ambiance which emanates from a towering backdrop. Each minute detail, from exquisite costumes to on-stage blocking of positions, enhances the portrayal of this Greek tale of passion, deceit and inescapable fate. As an audience member, one becomes lost in the flow of events and the intensity of exchanges as the saga unravels in captivating sequence...
...this remove, the fate of Los Angeles is a novelty. It's Saturday at the Parthenon and we noble citizens look on as it flashes gory in the sun, our own little Exodus replete with earthquake, fire, flood and riot: tantalizingly apocalyptic. Among the expatriate Angelenos, there might be swaggering or display of battle wounds, an anecdote about the aunt whose Malibu home slid seaward. But the real L.A. is far away, and so is 1992, the year of the riots. Not old enough for an anniversary, the remains lie unexcavated in the rubble of more recent crises...