Word: topicalism
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Berger quickly moved into his main topic--discussing globalization and America's role in a world that is very different from the "monolithic" mindset of the Cold...
...course Japan's economy is still in the tank (a Monday drop in the Nikkei to 20-year lows - yes, that's right, 20-year lows - started Wall Street off in a bad mood), and a global slowdown is still the hot new topic on pessimists' lips. Corporate earnings are still bad and getting worse, though it's hard to imagine how anybody could still be shocked and disappointed when they're told a company's profits are suffering in the current economic correction. And while unemployment is still well-contained, layoffs are still part and parcel of each...
Summers practically glowed when speaking on the topic of globalization and its ramifications for the University...
...asks small groups of students to reproduce a relatively complicated Lego robot. One at a time, students are allowed to go and look at the structure, which is placed in another room, but they can't take notes. In another tested activity, students lead a group discussion on a topic drawn from an envelope. In both cases, observers are watching to see who takes initiative, who collaborates well and who is persistent...
...with its flight attendants, Delta with its pilots, and American recently went to court to stop work slowdowns by its mechanics and ramp workers - the power of unions in a three-airline sky has to be giving Bush some serious pause. And consolidations and its discontents will be the topic of conversation Tuesday as the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee opens a round of hearings on airline mergers...