Word: vocalism
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...extensive cross-ownership of shares among affiliated companies, a practice that makes it easier for insiders to repel outsiders and maintain control. There has been a corresponding rise in the prominence and power of independent investors who care more about returns than stability?and they are becoming increasingly vocal. UFJ, for example, is now 31% owned by foreigners. "Foreign shareholders are bombarding UFJ with calls asking, 'What is going on?'" says Givens. "And thus, Japan is brought kicking and screaming into the modern world...
...most amazing thing about the '70s was how people were very vocal about social issues, especially writers and musicians. Creative people were the heartbeat of society. Since then, we've gotten away from that. It's inevitable that we go back to a time when musicians realize our power and utilize it for more than just our own self-preservation...
...Sept. 28, is expected to be the hottest-selling debut this fall. Her voice is pretty enough; at the top of her register, Stone is clear and ripe, and at the bottom, when she's almost out of breath, she does a persuasive version of desperation. But her vocal maturity is undercut by songs--originals this time--that are not objectionable, just forgettable. The melodies quote her old soul faves, but they're nowhere near as hooky, while love, the central theme of her lyrics, is predictably like jet lag, a board game or a car. Mind, Body & Soul proves...
...defeated Russian Boris Spassky for the world title in a cold war showdown that made him an American hero. Soon after, however, Fischer's life degenerated from triumph to farce. He joined the fringe Worldwide Church of God, then abruptly left it. He grew increasingly vocal about his anti-Semitic views, despite the fact that his own mother was Jewish. He quit playing competitive chess, and was stripped of his title in 1975 for failing to face challenger Anatoly Karpov...
...movies or dance on bar tops are missing the point. Although Goh did make some concessions allowing Singaporeans greater freedom in their private and public lives, says George, the space for political discourse?for example, the influence of opposition parliamentarians?has if anything dwindled. "Individual Singaporeans are far more vocal and are getting their views across to the government much more. But the minute they appear to represent some kind of organized dissent, then it's back to the old days...