Word: opening
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Greenspan is watching. Just as nearly everyone expected, the Fed passed on an interest-rate hike Tuesday; however, it did shift its "policy bias" from neutral to slightly worried. "While the FOMC [Federal Open Market Committee] did not take action today," the Fed said afterward, "the committee was concerned about the potential for a buildup of inflationary imbalances that could undermine the favorable performance of the economy." Though they couldn't have been surprised, stock marketeers did gulp a little, sending the Dow down 50 points or so after the afternoon announcement. By the end of trading...
After the Columbine High shooting, school psychologists employed a similar approach, not only with students from Columbine but with those at 12 nearby schools. "Debriefing is a therapeutic opportunity to get people to open up, ask questions and unburden the psychic pain they are carrying around," says Theodore Feinberg, a New York-based psychologist who flew to Littleton as part of a team sent by the National Association of School Psychologists...
...agreeing to co-star with Brandy in Double Platinum--she liked the younger woman's spirit--she nearly pulled out after giving her character's dialogue a once-over. Says Ross: "So I asked the director [Robert Allan Ackerman], 'Will you allow me to improvise?' And he was very open to that." (Ross and Brandy both say they ad-libbed much of their dialogue.) Ross also made one more request: she wanted the script's setting moved from Los Angeles to New York City so she could be closer to her children (she has two sons, Ross, 12, and Evan...
...after it, to work on its climate and reputation. In 1997 the school devoted $1 million in grants and school funds to case studies that feature women business executives. The admissions department has placed new emphasis on women's outreach in the past three years and has sponsored open houses specifically for female candidates...
...people to the world in a light they might not choose for themselves. Newspapers dig up corruption among politicians. Magazines report on celebrities' arrests and substance-abuse problems. If the media can be held responsible for humiliating someone and driving him or her to criminal actions, this verdict could open the floodgates to a lot of lawsuits against more traditional media...