Word: mattered
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...that fun. Halloween has such staying power because secular America gets many of the same things out of the holiday that the Celts and Medieval Christians did so many years ago. Halloween the popular celebration is a comforting, attractive gloss on the subject matter that lies at its core. Even for us "moderns," Halloween remains a day for pondering the supernatural--it's just that we do it with a Simpsons episode or a masquerade rather than with a bonfire or a mass...
They had interviewed at Microsoft, but decided that they "wanted their work to matter, and since [they] were the only people who thought we were good enough, we had to start our own company," Liemandt recalled...
...band's live spectacle shine is the dynamic interaction of vocalists Elyse Rogers and Karina Denike. Although few bands could pull off a lead female singing duo, Rogers and Denike stregthen each other to create a brightly bold melodic complement, serving to gloss over the girls' disenchanted lyrical matter in a joyful purge. It almost seems, though, that if they were separated to perform as solo voices for more than their accustomed short sonic soliloquies, their individual efforts would eventually sound deflated and anything but resilient...
...case progresses, and more of the conspiracy is unveiled, Ling's character becomes increasingly determined to get to the bottom of the matter, to resolve her own moral qualms, and she increasingly puts herself in danger by helping Moore. This shift of focus is extremely well done and welcome. Both characters become fleshed out and more endearing as they each must break from their traditionally defined roles: Gere gets to be a concerned champion of another's welfare instead of just a victim, and Ling gets to be an endangered target and not just a calculating defense attorney. This role...
...down. It's the Hang Seng. The "Footsie." The Dow. It's the tail wagging the dog, the Correction of '97. A record slide! A record rise! A blip. It's not a matter of being confused ? it's about recognizing confusion when you see it. And right now, the markets (and their attendant swarms of pundits) are lousy with it. But like a smooth rock in a wind-tossed bay; like the "Money Honey" on the crowded exchange floor; the right movie can provide sanctuary ? and understanding. Go back home. Go back to Trading Places. All the answers...