Word: creations
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...America’s historical insecurity as a relatively “new” nation lacking the historical muscle of the Old World. We have built up this mythical personage of Columbus as the embodiment of our American values of perseverance and ingenuity. Every country must have its creation myths, of course. Many of them are untrue. But most countries recognize them for what they are: cultural embroidery, not historical fact. For modern Americans to believe that Columbus was a hero and an honorable man is as ludicrous as modern Romans believing that Romulus and Remus were really raised...
...Monday, Sept. 29, when it was clear that Wachovia, the enormous U.S. bank, couldn't open its doors to customers due to a lack of funds, the board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) voted for the first time since its creation during the Great Depression to take a "systemic risk exception" to the rules that usually limit what it can do. The exception allowed the FDIC to cover some of Wachovia's potential losses, enabling the bank's sale to Citigroup and its continued operation...
...also publicly committed to delivering the new electric Volt automobile before end of 2010 and closing Chrysler plants and technical centers to save cash could violate the spirit of $25 bilion in loan guarantees approved by Congress last month to help American carmakers rebuild - and which emphasized job creation and preservation in the industry...
...Friedman observed during his multiple extended hospital stays that his physical well-being was greatly improved by alleviating the stress and boredom of treatment through simple diversions, like video games or DVDs. The foundation seeks to provide this relief for children whose families cannot afford these things. Since its creation, the foundation has raised more than a quarter of a million dollars for toys purchased for hospitals across the country. “It occurred to me that in some ways, because his battle with cancer so changed his perspective on so many things, the cancer that took him from...
...That status certainly makes the visitor nervous about imposing. What if I stumbled into the monastery in middle of holy mass? Or interrupted the Father at some key moment in his contemplation of divine creation? Or more likely, what if the reason he renounced a life of earthly pleasures was to get away from the likes of foreign journalists for whom he is a fascinating curiosity? Surely someone who chooses the life of a hermit has what those of us who work in the urban corporate economy might call "people issues...