Word: hardships
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...highly enjoyable exhibit. It takes one on a fashionable romp and leaves one longing for the golden days of fashion. It is also a show that says much in what it fails to present to the viewer—one sees no sign of any political activity, economic hardship or social turmoil. While deceptively historical, The Look actually reveals how fantastical photography, a medium that is usually assumed to be based in reality...
...European media commentators are skeptical of CNN's injunction to its anchors to follow any reports of hardship in Afghanistan with tag lines such as "We must keep in mind, after seeing reports like this, that the Taliban regime in Afghanistan continues to harbour terrorists who have praised the September 11 attacks that killed close to 5,000 innocent people in the US." Or variants on that theme. The Guardian warned that the network may risk compromising its objectivity. But the network appears to be aware of the different standard that European viewers may apply. "Presenters on CNN International will...
Some economists are worried that the hardship suffered by these invisible jobless could worsen the economic slump as they cut back their spending on everything from clothing to car payments. "Any stimulus package that doesn't reach these workers who are buffeted by the recent changes needs to be altered so that it does," says Jared Bernstein, a labor economist at the Economic Policy Institute, a union-backed think tank in Washington...
...other issues, the financial aid committee gave us nothing. I can’t even describe how upset we all were when I got that letter. There weren’t even words. And this year, my dad called and he wrote letters and provided documentation about the hardship that loans were causing. The financial aid committee didn’t change anything at all. I feel like a faceless number to them, like personal circumstances aren’t considered...
...delight. This awareness informs their interactions with foreigners, which makes for a very happy tourism business. It also helps the Balinese to hold onto their culture and religion even as they accept modern life. Bali?s focus on tourism business has also shielded it from much of the economic hardship over the past five years. And because the Balinese economy has remained relatively strong, compared to other areas of Indonesia, the political and social situation has remained calm and orderly. Bali?s pervasive peace has brought a wave of internal migration of Indonesians to the island, looking either for work...