Word: fame
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...arrested for allegedly selling $24 million worth of cocaine to finance his failing company, which quickly collapsed. (He was later acquitted on an entrapment defense.) Although he did not sell many of his stainless-steel two-seaters, whose doors open upward like gulls' wings, the DeLorean won lasting fame as the time-traveling vehicle in the 1985 film Back to the Future...
...Happiness is not a product of achievement or wealth or fame. It is the reaction of our mind to the environment. Faith in God and the values of religion are a source of well-being. Happiness comes from caring for others and giving whatever we can?help, hope, love, respect, sympathy or just a smile. Mansoor Malik South Hadley, Massachusetts...
...company's 43rd regional station and, says Roedy, a potential launchpad for African musicians to go global. Not all local artists feel the station's early playlist matches that goal. "I wish they played less Jay-Z and Beyoncé and more African videos," says Thandiswa Mazwai, who shot to fame as the lead singer of platinum-selling South African band Bongo Maffin before releasing her first solo album last year. "We want something that gives African musicians the most rotation." Roedy's response: "We launched with a 30% split to African music, and our commitment is to grow that...
...orcs, and new, like the Bermaw, a cute blob of meat that will jump down your gullet and expand until you burst. It all centers around the Dungeon, a giant castle filled with traps, labyrinths, monsters and gold, run as a business to attract adventurers seeking their fortune and fame. Among its many parodies, "Dungeon" manages to satirize modern office life in its portrayal of the Dungeon Keeper as a harried CEO, forever dealing with management issues (as when the monsters go on strike) and the very hostile takeover attempts by parties interested in his for-profit castle...
...Interpol? Who were those shadowy figures that occupied the stage dressed to attend their daily confrontation with fame? A cool breeze of class emanated from their sophisticated lyrics and brilliant sound composition as they posed in the shadows of their spotlights...