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...companies must assume considerable blame for their failure to sell more of their products abroad. Says Charles Nevil, president of the Meridian Group, a Los Angeles-based export-management firm: "American firms have a basic indifference to exports. The hard dollar wasn't the cancer, and the soft dollar isn't the cure" for the deficit. If American exports are to grow, companies must become more adept at satisfying the needs and tastes of foreign consumers...
Strangely enough, you could not really call Desert Bloom bad, because it really isn't. It's just inconsequential. This film falls under the heading of "sweet," perhaps the worst praise a movie can use to advertise itself. And there's something annoying about dramatic movies that take themselves too seriously and don't come to a good dramatic conclusion. You spend two hours watching the drama of this movie unfold, but you're still left with only half a movie...
Unfortunately, the half that you're left with isn't bad; in fact it's good enough to make you wish you had more. If you enjoy your food half-baked, there's a very good chance you might like Desert Bloom. This coming of age movie tries very hard and at times succeeds in capturing the life and emotions of its 13-year-old narrator...
...There isn't any imminent danger" offoreclosure, Emmons said. "The city knows it willget its money, and they're not about to put us outof business," he said...
...will be wonderful to see 19th century art that isn't French. It will complement our current Italian painting exhibit, offering alternative views of the 19th century," Nisbet said...