Word: predictabilities
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...Vivendi's turn to lead, in what some predict will be a cycle of disaggregation among media companies--if not much of corporate America. Shares in media concerns have been eviscerated by an advertising recession, high debt loads and, in AOL Time Warner's case (down 55% this year), slowing Internet subscriber growth. AOL Time Warner shares have also been hit by investor aversion to companies with complex accounting stories, in the wake of bookkeeping scandals at WorldCom, Qwest and Adelphia Communications...
...Hong Kong of late is no longer an expat town. The flow of eager Westerners has slowed, for better or worse, and third-generation Hong Kongers?the descendants of refugees?seem eager to shut their doors to abode seekers. Lanchester is smart enough not to predict the future of Hong Kong, but one wonders if the city's endless capacity for renewal?its greatest gift?will survive without the constant influx of new schemers, dreamers and refugees to clap fresh eyes on that bustling harbor, and breathe deep its pungent fragrance...
...concerned) due to all the speculations and warnings and stuff, but those have been around for a while, so I guess it's more wondering what might happen, if something does, but nothing out of the ordinary. I'm not sure, really. I don't want to predict something and have it come true. I'm probably just going to stay in Queens; I'm probably not going to be around the city. It's nothing due to the warnings or anything...
Traditional animation has already seen a tentative revival with DreamWorks' Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. Lilo & Stitch is lighter, bouncier, loads more fun. So let's predict that this new Disney film will be an old-fashioned, hand-drawn hit. If traditional animators are not to be the modern equivalents of monks creating illuminated manuscripts--craftsmen in a world whose technology made their skills anachronistic--it had better be. --By Richard Corliss
...from my years as a negotiator, adviser and partner with people and administrations on the European level. The experience and relationships I gained during that time may be of help in my new function. TIME: Because France's domestic policies will cause trouble? Lenoir: It's too early to predict where problems may arise. This government has programs it plans on putting into place, but it remains a dedicated, pro-European partner. TIME: Yes, but proposed policies are already causing consternation. Your reputation in Europe surely played a role in your nomination. Lenoir: Perhaps. It's important to establish...