Word: complexity
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...voice. Nirvana in this case is Wat Rong Khun, or White Temple, a spectacular, ornately carved building painted white to symbolize purity. Part of a project that Chalermchai started in 1997, the compelling ubosot, or assembly hall, is one of the three main structures at the sprawling White Temple complex (tel: (66) 5367 3579), a 6.4-acre (2.6 hectare) site in his native Chiang Rai in northern Thailand. When devout Buddhist Chalermchai's project is complete - with the help of 67 disciples, he hopes it'll be done by 2070 - he will have created nine equally intricate buildings, including...
...addition, any student possessing an opinion more nuanced than a simple “yes” or “no” would have difficulty express his or her opinion on such a complex issue, given the phrasing of the question. The HRC has acknowledged the existence of a self-selection bias, but still claims that its poll demonstrates that “student opinion” is “at odds with Faculty opinion” on the ROTC question. This is certainly not the case when the poll in question is sent out online, offers...
...Nazi Germany who assumes her dead husband's identity. Once, at an airport security checkpoint, she was herded into the men's line. With her short hair and lanky frame she can seem either gender, or the best of both - a super-androgyne with a sex appeal as complex as it is irresistible...
...case of the North Korea scenario, the Blue forces decided to launch measured air strikes as an initial move. "The military is one of the options we have to use. The problem here is complex. You don't really have your full-frontal attack with the North Korean Army coming," says U.S. Army Col. Chris Chae, blue team lead for the North Korea panel...
...safety and security of the people on our campus is HUPD’s primary concern” and will not be affected by budgetary changes, said University spokeswoman Lauren Marshall. But at Wednesday’s meeting of the Construction Management Subcommittee for the Science Complex, Richard Mederos, HUPD’s sergeant of community policing, said closing the substation was on the table due to budget cuts, although officers would continue to patrol the area and maintain security. The issue was first raised by local resident Edward A. Kotomori, who said he heard about the possibility from people...