Word: notionalism
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Mays made a name for himself as the guy behind the cuddly Volkswagen New Beetle, which is both mod and familiar (the Old Beetle); the Ford Thunderbird, which is...also mod and familiar (the '56 T-Bird). He takes his cue from the notion that you can't move forward without looking over your shoulder, and his popular designs in recent years have ignited a chorus of "Retro!" Which, he argues, misses the point. It's not just backward, it's about forward...
...Mays made a name for himself as the guy behind the cuddly Volkswagen New Beetle, which is both mod and familiar (the Old Beetle); the Ford Thunderbird, which is...also mod and familiar (the '56 T-Bird). He takes his cue from the notion that you can't move forward without looking over your shoulder, and his popular designs in recent years have ignited a chorus of "Retro!" Which he argues misses the point. It's not just backward, it's about forward...
...regardless of which departments are involved, it is wrong to intentionally disseminate misinformation of any kind. The very notion of intentional deception as an official policy to encourage trust, understanding and faith in the United States is faintly ludicrous. This would put in doubt the vast amount of truthful information circulated by the all branches of the U.S. government and destroy American credibility on all levels...
...surely would have reconsidered his misguided journey. Etched into the stone, the maxim of Harvard Law School reads “Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege”—“not under man but under God and law.” The notion that all people are equal before the law is a bedrock of the American judicial system. All defendants have the same degree of accountability for their actions, whether they are rich or poor, whether they are male or female, whether they have spent their lives studying rocks or quarrying...
...Russians. What was truly surprising was that the matter exploded. For that, credit is due to Jacques Rogge, the new president of the International Olympic Committee. It was Rogge who pressed on Cinquanta the idea to award a second set of gold medals to Sale and Pelletier--a notion suggested to him by Richard Pound, a Canadian member of the I.O.C. Rogge's joint press conference with Cinquanta was a diplomatic measure, allowing Cinquanta to say that the second gold was his idea. "It was the most graceful way of handling it," says Pound...