Word: presentism
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...Whatever the outcome of the present controversy, one thing seems clear: the author himself would have been thrilled that his outpourings still have so much power to draw attention and stir up discord...
...adopt this code. The restaurant association would also like to see a standardized inspection form that would make it easier for evaluators to identify problem areas quickly, helping to advance food safety. Yet the industry group calls the CSPI report a "misleading caricature" and insists that it does not present an accurate picture of the restaurant industry as a whole. "We wouldn't be spending millions of dollars to advance food safety training and certification programs for workers if we weren't serious about food safety," says Donna Garren, who oversees health and safety issues for the restaurant association...
...formal name of the palace, built in 1740 and recently restored, translates as the Garden of the Palace of Established Happiness, its choice an elegant if subtle acknowledgement that the Americans present had contributed to this extraordinary moment in China's long history. Henry Kissinger, the architect of the opening to China in 1972, was there. So, too, was former President George H.W. Bush, who took considerable political risks at home to rebuild Sino-American relations in the wake of Tiananmen Square. And also Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, the former chief executive of AIG and one of the earliest and most...
...sprawling new U.S. embassy complex. The Beijing Games was the last stop on President Bush's final tour of East Asia before leaving office in January. And while the trip offered opportunities to marvel at China's accomplishments, Bush was focused not on past triumphs, but on present dangers. In Seoul, he met with President Lee Myung Bak to plot the next phase in North Korea's slow-motion nuclear disarmament. In Bangkok, he praised Southeast Asia's economic progress while slamming Burma for human-rights abuses...
...Beijing of 2008 bears no resemblance to the dusty, impoverished capital he visited 33 years ago - the trip is neither a Bush family exercise in nostalgia, nor a farewell tour for a Chief Executive with just months left in office. For Bush, it is about an array of present dangers - Iran above...