Word: churn
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...latest eruption of sectarian violence in Baghdad, which began with a mortar and car-bomb attack by Sunni insurgents on Thursday, is sure to accelerate the cleansing. The constant churn of people moving and resettling is an indication of how far the country has moved toward an irreversible breakup, similar to the one the world witnessed in the former Yugoslavia during the 1990s. Al-Qaeda in Iraq's bloody campaign against Shi'ites nationwide has ensured that almost all of western Iraq is clear of Shi'ites. Iraq's Kurdish territory in the north has all but seceded...
Companies can use the software to measure the risks and rewards of moving into new markets and products or making capital investments. Myriad data and assumptions can be plugged in: competing technologies, changes in government regulations, what rivals may do. The one constant most businesses can count on is churn. "If you know something to be true, it's already history," Williams says. Prediction software, he argues, makes it easier for executives to "accept uncertainty and move...
...politicians attempt to churn out the vote for the upcoming national elections, a student group is trying to churn out Asian American candidates in campus-wide elections. The Asian American Association (AAA) created the Asian American Political Initiative this year as a support network for students interested in running for leadership positions in a number of organizations, including the Undergraduate Council (UC) and the Institute of Politics (IOP). “I feel like for any student who is involved in IOP or UC, that is a great preparation for a career in politics,” said Sanby...
...while Harvard is certainly no Parsons, the coterie of Harvard fashion shows will continue to churn out big productions and bigger ideas—even if those ideas aren’t always apparent to the audience...
...died an ordinary death, at least by today's standards in Iraq: a roadside bomb exploded as she led her platoon in a convoy south of Baghdad on Sept. 12. But what makes this death so difficult to understand even against Iraq's constant churn of violence is just how extraordinary this particular soldier...