Word: transformation
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...behind--was ended that day. A whole generation will grow up with this as its most formative experience--a whole younger generation that knows that there actually is a right and a wrong, and that neutrality is no longer an option. That generational power has only just begun to transform the culture. In decades' time, we will look back and see what a difference it made...
...largest democracy took a great leap forward last week when Indonesia's highest legislative body agreed to sweeping constitutional reforms, paving the way for direct presidential elections in 2004. The fractious People's Consultative Assembly, a holdover from the three-decade rule of deposed President Suharto, also agreed to transform itself into a bicameral body similar to the United States Congress. "This is historical," enthuses political analyst and columnist Bara Hasibuan. "For the first time, we'll be using a presidential system where all branches are equal. There will now be a separation of power rather than a division...
...turn of Thomas Middelhoff, chief executive of the German media giant Bertelsmann. He was so fond of the U.S. entrepreneurial culture that he began calling himself an "American with a German passport." But his plan to transform the firm from an insular private company to a stock market star ended up vexing the family that owns it. Last week, Middelhoff was out. "He was a real wheeler-dealer at a time when we're in a back-to-basics market," said Nick Bell, media analyst at Bear Stearns in London. "I think he was pushing too fast...
...alternative energy company signed a technology license contract last month to enable China's largest coal company to build a $2 billion plant to liquefy coal in Inner Mongolia it may have been sealing the future of OPEC. If the technology lives up to its promise and can economically transform coal into diesel and gasoline it may tip the geopolitical scales by reducing the dependence on oil of coal-rich countries like China, the U.S. and Germany. At the same time it could significantly decrease pollution blamed for global warming and acid rain. Many countries don't use imported...
...Quartet partners remain committed to positions articulated by Secretary of State Colin Powell before the President overruled them in his June speech. But with the U.S. remaining the only party with the leverage to transform the situation, the partners have chosen to remain engaged with the U.S. despite their strong and public disagreements with the Bush position. Not unlike the protagonists of a troubled negotiation process, the Secretary of State and his Quartet partners found themselves forced to concentrate primarily on areas of agreement, such as reform of the Palestinian security services. And the latest terror attacks underscore the urgency...