Word: wealth
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...world prominence a few years ago, at the heart of the action was screenwriter David Williamson, whose credits include Gallipoli and The Year of Living Dangerously. Like many a successful artist, Williamson apparently discovered that only part of his soul was committed to artistic integrity. The rest lusted for wealth, fame, power and a sweeping view of Sydney's harbor. This confrontation with the dark side is the central theme of Emerald City, Williamson's winsomely cynical comedy of manners among the media hucksters Down Under. It is now enjoying a deft, engaging production off-Broadway...
...first glance, the 23-room neoclassical house seems a picture-book fantasy of wealth -- staid sweeps of off-white and gilt reflected in blue mirrors. But a closer look reveals some worn furniture that speaks of layaway plans and discount shops, pieces hauled over from the Presleys' prestardom house...
...time, the United States was interested in space science. Viking 1 and Viking 2 were sent to Mars in 1975. Arriving in 1976, they provided a wealth of information on the martian atmosphere and martian surface. Viking 1 functioned on Mars for more than six years, proving to be a very cost-effective method of acquiring data about the red planet...
...year-old civil war is an ethnic, economic and religious struggle between the north, home to 75% of the population, most of the wealth and all of the national government, and the south, which resents at once the north's control and its neglect. The S.P.L.A., dominated by Dinka tribesmen, demands repeal of Shari'a, or Islamic law, and establishment of provincial parliaments. But the plight of the largely Christian and animist tribesmen in the south has worsened dramatically since January, when the S.P.L.A. launched an offensive, capturing the strategic crossroads town of Kapoeta and about a dozen smaller towns...
...this worth such an indulgence of our wealth? Virtually no one argues -- not the tourists, not Congress and certainly not the Reagans. They have probably done more than any other First Couple to make the house reflect America's heritage, from Charles Russell's vivid Western scenes to the Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington, the first painting put in the new White House in 1800 and the only one saved when the British burned the place...