Word: minding
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...effect equity values in China. "We're a separate market, a separate economy," Tian said on Nov. 5. Today, he concedes that the connection might be tighter than he imagined. "People are saying that if the U.S economy slumps it will hurt China - that is on the market's mind," he says. As if to reinforce the point, the government on Nov. 15 issued a report warning that a U.S. recession could be "devastating" to China's manufacturing sector...
...more difficult task will be to change French thinking. Though it is perilous to generalize about 60 million people, there is a strain in the national mind-set that distrusts commercial success. Opinion polls show that more young French aspire to government jobs than to careers in business. "Americans think that if artists are successful, they must be good," says Quemin. "We think that if they're successful, they're too commercial. Success is considered bad taste...
...Jews are destined to live in the same small city. Alian, the volunteer ambulance driver, notes a recent change he has seen in his medical work. In the past, he says, many Arabs refused to give blood for fear it would go to the Jewish enemy. "Now they mind less," he says. It's a straw in the wind; Israelis and Arabs are destined to live side by side, to share streets, markets, falafel--even blood. But only if they share Jerusalem more equally can it be less hellish...
...question has been in the back of my mind for years,” Glenn said in an interview today, noting that scholars’ speculations have ranged from chamber pots to safety matches. Glenn published his findings in Slate late last month, under the headline, “Is it a Chamber Pot? Nope! A Century-Old Literary Mystery, Solved...
...leave the rally, town hall, speech or house party, you may be pursued by an eager young campaign staffer with clipboard in hand, asking if you've made up your mind, if you'll caucus for his or her candidate. Be nice to these kids. For months, they've been living far from home, bunking in short-lease apartments and Iowans' spare bedrooms, running on cookies, caffeine and hope. Soon, some may lose their jobs...