Word: concernments
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...Dewa 19 moment," says Rian Pelor, a music writer for Trax magazine. Certainly, there is no musician like Dhani in the country-he is Indonesia's Cobain or Lennon. And while his new musical tack has been greeted with suspicion in some quarters, what if it does articulate a concern of Indonesia's silent majority? Channeling their feelings is something that Dhani has never failed to do in the past. "Music can reach the masses in a way that Muslim teachers cannot," he declares. "We hope to touch the kids in a way that will make them think about their...
...biggest cause for concern is that the economic conditions that produced outsized returns for alternative investments might be over. In the past few weeks, there have been indications that there aren't as many people as there used to be who are willing to buy the bonds private equity shops need to sell to finance big buyouts; a number of deals have been put off. Credit runs in cycles and this, it seems, might be the top. You might consider it exhibit A that the people most in tune with that cycle, those running firms like Blackstone, are deciding...
...coalition of student groups which advocated for higher wages for the guards—would likely continue to support the guards on any small disputes that may arise in the next year, though the group is happy with the new contract. Jacobs and Silvey said that all issues of concern were addressed by the agreement...
...current parents pointed to standardized test scores, compared to only four percent of parents who withdrew. In contrast, twice the number of withdrawn parents—12 percent versus six percent—said that a better and broader curriculum, including more attention for gifted students, is a key concern...
...before running into stiff resistance from the local authorities in the northeastern province of Shanxi, where most of the kilns were situated. The letter sparked a storm on the Internet, and by June 13 a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party expressed concern about the issue. The police action soon followed...