Enthusiasm
ENTHUSIASM. The history of enthusiasm is as much the history of the word as of the phenomenon it signifies. In the English-speaking world, the word came to prominence as a technical religio...
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Vibrant and determined, Maxine Turner never was the type to cower under an umbrella. When rain struck during a Fourth of July celebration on the National Mall, others dove for cover. Maxine turned ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Nasdaq index rose 1
percent on Wednesday, propelled higher on enthusiasm about the
outlook for technology profits after strong results from
bellwether companies Intel Corp...
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(Updates with eBay's gain after the bell, latest Nasdaq
volume) By Kristina Cooke NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Nasdaq index rose 1
percent Wednesday, propelled higher on enthusiasm about the
outlook f...
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Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - As Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da
Silva on Friday ended a regional tour in Panama, it appeared his
efforts to convince his peers of the value...
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Almost 40 countries have committed troops, police and aid workers
to the pacification and reconstruction of Afghanistan since the US-
led operation to oust the Taliban began...
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Vienna (dpa) - Austria's church promoted the upcoming visit of
Pope Benedict XVI to Austria for months, hoping for a "fresh breeze"
for the local church.
But ...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose Thursday,
led by technology shares, as a reassuring profit and outlook
from Oracle Corp offset nagging concerns about
financial companies' exposure to bad deb...
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