Word: magically
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...well, he's not likely to hustle to appropriate Lamm's message, unless anyone seems to be buying it. And selling it may take more time than Lamm has. In June he spoke to rave reviews at California's Reform Party state convention. "It was one of those magic first dates," he says, "where pretty soon you are holding hands. We really clicked." So a Democratic pollster asked state voters whom they would favor in a four-way contest: Clinton, Dole, Ralph Nader (from the Green Party) or Lamm. Lamm finished dead last, a hair under...
...about the addition of a new megastar to the Los Angeles scene, the reaction in Orlando may not be as negative as one would expect. In a poll in the Orlando Sentinel earlier this week, 90 percent of respondents said O'Neal was not worth the $115 million the Magic was offerring. Apparently the Lakers didn't agree. The signing caps a stunning seven-day stretch of megadeals that begs the question how much is too much? Chicago began the frenzy by signing Michael Jordan to a one-year $25 million deal. The Knicks then committed $151 million...
...consumers, workers and politicians--especially in an election year--growth is a magic word. It means more--more goods, more jobs, more money. Among economists, though, the word can start a fight. Past a certain point, many insist, growth means more price increases, and then more still, until inflation snatches away all the goodies...
...government agency's or corporation's assumptions about its future. His modus operandi, in essence, is to gather together a company's top executives and start playing with their minds. "If you can get somebody to say something they really believe about the year 2010, it's like magic," he says. "Instantly you get everyone around the table asking two key questions: How do I know I'm right, and what are the consequences if I'm wrong...
Although I enjoyed some aspects of my internship, which allowed me to meet amazing jazz players at the airport (with the big sign I made with red magic marker) and participate in seminars on how to use art to teach, I guess it wasn't a good sign that I had to draw a picture of a window by my desk to imagine the outside world. Palm trees, turquoise water, white sand, sunset--I liked my picture...