Word: manias
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...STARTED A more personal--or is it more narcissistic?--spin-off of the logo mania that peaked in the late 1990s...
...first time a court has overturned a Commission anti-trust decision, and it comes while several larger appeals are pending - including the thwarted takeover of Honeywell by General Electric and the merger of WorldCom and Sprint. It may be too early to declare a new outbreak of merger mania, but companies with an eye on European assets will certainly be dusting off their courting clothes. THE BOURSE Name With Legs Can you get too much brand recognition? Sony must think so. It sued Austrian wholesaler Time Tron for using "Walkman" to describe rival products, but Austria's top court ruled...
...Teen Mania wants to move teenagers beyond complacency, as it did with Jessica Ray. "Our attendance has grown 15% over last year. It's indicative of a spiritual hunger," says Luce. "We're not a bunch of hype. We're helping kids to feel real with God, and we're doing it in teenage language." And those who have the pierced ears to hear the message are listening...
Enter Teen Mania. Combining teens' desire to belong to a larger group while also catering to their appetite for popular culture, Teen Mania started the Acquire the Fire rallies in 1991. The fast-paced live events, with light shows, music and dancers, offer a 21st century iteration of the Gospel and draw 5,000 to 10,000 kids each weekend. Ron Luce, head of the organization, aims to have something different happening onstage every five or six minutes, and each song or performance, skit, speech or video clip carries a Gospel message. Significantly, five or six minutes is about...
...dotcom mania of the '90s, it was easy to forget that skilled tradespeople can make good money...