Word: instantism
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...with Newport Light burns. Actually, it wasn't a sweater?just a sleeve, constructed over many years with a characteristic mix of love and laziness by my grandmother, a woman who believed that all children needed one sweater knitted just for them but who also used knitting as an instant soporific after M*A*S*H repeats, a few crčmes de menthe and 40 or so cigarettes. Had she lived to be 100 instead of 75, she still would not have finished the second sleeve...
...basic details of the encounter. Several hours beforehand, word had spread that last Thursday's televised visit would include a moment for silent prayer or reflection. Still, when Istanbul's top cleric, Mustafa Cagrici, told the Pope it was time for a "moment of serenity," Benedict looked for an instant as if he'd been caught off guard. It may well have been that Cagrici had just repeated that they were facing in the direction of the Islamic holy city of Mecca, and the Pope understood immediately that this act might not sit well with some of his diehard followers...
...controller (if you want to attack an enemy in the new “Zelda” game, you actually slice it through the air) and low price point ($250, compared to at least $500 for Sony’s new Playstation 3) are sure to make it an instant success. But as with many revolutions in technology–—gunpowder, the printing press, Facebook.com—the Wii’s rise has a darker side...
...meditation Park teaches are based on student interest. According to Yao, she leads breathing exercises, walking meditation, as well as discussions about health, women’s issues, and stress. Iris Odstrcil ’10 says she enjoyed the class but didn’t expect to see instant results. “It’s not magic healing,” she said. The meditation group has only had one session so far, and depending on future attendance, the workshop may continue until the end of the school year, as students prepare for final exams...
...Pelosi has also found a way to make her gender a weapon in political combat. She was one of the loudest voices demanding an investigation into what G.O.P. leaders knew of the sexually explicit instant messages that Congressman Mark Foley, who has since resigned, was sending to congressional pages. While Republicans booed her on the House floor, Pelosi insisted "as a mother and a grandmother" on putting the question to a recorded vote...