Word: fielding
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DIED. JOHN HEJDUK, 71, architect whose brooding ruminations on the field filled 21 books and made him a revered educator and theorist; of cancer; in New York City...
...level of competition in the Alzheimer's field seems exceptionally intense, it's because the stakes are so high. Any drug that can stem or stop or prevent this disease, it is estimated, would easily generate revenue of several billion dollars a year...
...cyclical upturn lifting all European economies. Meanwhile, aggressive French firms are making their mark abroad. Vivendi last month announced a merger with Canada's Seagram that will give the new company control of Universal's film and music interests and make it a major player in the entertainment field...
...quality-of-life issues, a discovery of the cultural richness of the provinces and a resurgence of regional identity--all aided by technological advances that offer workers and companies an unprecedented degree of mobility. "If you are a successful start-up in Bordeaux or Toulouse in the technology field," says economist and author Alain Minc, "the question for the boss is whether to stay in Toulouse or move to London, not Paris. Formerly, they had to go to Paris to be close to the banks and have a decent work force." "France no longer passes through Paris but through Alsace...
...France truly on a new course? Socialists like Henri Weber, a senator and a respected party theorist, point to the reforms that the Jospin government has already carried out--including a law recognizing unmarried couples and a requirement that parties field equal numbers of male and female political candidates--to argue that evolutionary change is possible. Skeptics say Jospin has merely done the easy stuff while skipping the tough state reforms. And in the back of every mind is the French revolutionary tradition that has proved time and again that leaders who try to ride roughshod over an angry populace...