Word: westernness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...story unfolds, Floating provides an engaging view of life in a small western town. The events of the novel revolve around the expected birth of a foal from an aging horse; the distance of the town from its surroundings emphasizes the difficulty that both Ruby and her husband each have in trying to leave and escape the problems in their lives and their relationship; and the seasonal brush fire that burns near the town for much of the novel, leaving a hillside scorched and bare, parallels the destructive progress of Ruby's emotional journey and her difficult opportunities for renewal...
Ramos-Horta predicted that with the overthrow of President Suharto, who "for nearly 30 years was the darling of every Western country," East Timor's "independence will come in the next two to three years whether the United States likes...
...United States and other Western powers actively connived in the suppression of the East Timorese people [by selling weapons to Indonesia]," he said...
...President Clinton and European leaders on Tuesday urged the IMF to consider the human dimension of fiscal crisis, pressing the international body to pause before automatically demanding fierce budget cuts in borrowing countries. After all, the spread of poverty shrinks markets and economies, which in turn threatens Western prosperity. In other words, it pays to fight poverty...
...speed; their fins retract into slots in their sides. She notes they are also responsible citizens that, by producing "zillions of eggs," feed other animals. It is our species' feeding that she complains about. At Tokyo fish markets a single bluefin goes for as much as $75,000. The Western Atlantic population is down to 10% of its 1970 levels...