Word: taro
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...bully, the runt--whose only means of expression is the fervent beat of a drum. Each member was as good an actor and dancer as percussionist. As a result, it is difficult to name the "star" of the show. The physically intimidating Shaka Opare bullies the meeker--but hilarious--Taro Alexander, while tough John Sawicki challenges Opare in a series of beat-battle-royales. The intense competition between the performers is guaranteed to whip the crowd into a happy enthusiasm. "Stomp" was specifically desgined to bring the fun to the audience, and it succeeds in the most literal...
...repeal's chief beneficiaries. But although the news that Rubin would join the financial conglomerate just days after helping finalize a deal that would dismantle Glass-Steagall raised some eyebrows, "Rubin?s reputation is second only to Alan Greenspan's in integrity," says TIME business writer Karl Taro Greenfeld. "And he's been a very sought-after person, so it makes sense that the largest bank in the land would want...
...regulatory headaches may be priceless. "The FCC is a lot less likely to hold up a merger between long-distance companies (MCI and Sprint are Nos. 2 and 3 in that market, respectively) because there?s already a big fat competitor sitting right there," says TIME business writer Karl Taro Greenfeld. "In fact, some of the impetus for MCI to buy Sprint may be to save money and compete even more with...
...long-distance carriers like AT&T had had their shot at breaking the Baby Bells' hold on local markets. Bell Atlantic claims that day has arrived (pointing out, for instance, that both MCI and AT&T have considerable numbers of local customers in New York); TIME business writer Karl Taro Greenfeld isn?t so sure...
...those from other Time Inc. publications, have served as reading tutors to local public school students. The pupils read from a variety of our magazines, from SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FOR KIDS to TEEN PEOPLE, enhancing their learning skills and perhaps developing into discerning interpreters of the news. Staff writers Karl Taro Greenfeld, Joel Stein and Romesh Ratnesar and writer-reporters Michele Orecklin and Jodie Morse are current TIME tutors. Stein, Orecklin and Ratnesar have been working with eighth-grader Jovon Lee since last September. It didn't take long to discover they had a voracious reader on their hands, even...