Word: parred
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...time with my workplace adventures—you've probably heard similar stories before. Buit it truly was a great summer. A summer of other firsts. I played my first round of golf—and I shot a 66. Well, on the front nine. Of a 9-hole, par 27 course. But it was still a helluva time...
...recession, and probably a few others. But thanks to the stolid materialism of the U.S. consumer, who accounts for two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, the U.S. on the whole can still call this thing a slowdown, or as Alan Greenspan likes to call it, "a period of sub-par growth." Both of which are much nicer terms - and both of which are likely be the terms du jour well into 2002. And that?s if the consumers keep bailing...
...Most investors duly noted during Alan Greenspan?s congressional testimony that Greenspan feels hope for the economy to start picking up over the next few quarters; now, in the light of the Q2 number, will be the time to contemplate just what he meant by "period of sub-par growth" and "stabilize at a lower level." If consumers retrench, that period could be very sub-par indeed; if they don?t, well, it?s not going to get much better than 0.7 for quite a while. New Fed betting is on a quarter-point cut (at least) in August...
...finance - because it?s assumed that women are better at those jobs than men. And perhaps we are. So let?s take steps to eliminating the economic burden of taking on those critical jobs: We need to make sure nurses and kindergarten teachers and social workers are paid on par with so-called "male" jobs like construction and plumbing. Is your child?s well-being or your parents? health care inherently worth less than having an efficient drain? I didn?t think...
...Greater East Asia Ko-Kawaii Sphere. "Japan is the only country in Asia right now that is a genuine fashion force," explains Joanne Ooi, CEO of e-tailer StyleTrek.com. "Telling a teen customer that an item is popular in Japan is a huge selling point?it's on par with telling a tai tai (Hong Kong socialite) that John Galliano designed...