Word: presentism
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...Brooklyn-ite, I'm predisposed to see the things that are being lost in the equation, lost in the constant glamorous renovation and the veneer of new money that's always being laid over the top of things in Manhattan. There's this constant adjacency of the present and the past. The past doesn't go away just because the present arrives. It just moves over one step...
...easy solution to Afghanistan's election mess. If the ECC removes enough fraudulent votes, Karzai will fall below 50%, and there will be a second round of voting. However, the factors that caused problems on Aug. 20 - ghost polling stations, corrupt election staff and a partisan commission - are still present. Dealing with those factors will require leadership that the head of the U.N. mission has yet to demonstrate. If Karzai emerges the winner of the rushed and incomplete audit process now under way, Afghanistan's internal peace will depend on Karzai's opponents accepting - or at least tolerating - the outcome...
...Climate change is no longer a future threat,” McKibben said. “It is a very present crisis breaking over our heads this moment, by far the greatest crisis our species has seen...
...Crimson made strong showings at both events, particularly considering the top-notch talent present in Indiana. Paced by Chenowith’s eighth-place finish, the Harvard men claimed 23rd in a field of 34 teams, while the women relied on a one-two punch of junior Claire Richardson and sophomore Kailyn Kuzmuk to earn 12th out of 36. And on the East Coast, the Crimson rolled to 10th place finishes in both sides of the championship draw, despite fielding a younger squad...
...trade and income - South Waziristan has historically been closed to outsiders. Even in Swat, which political leaders have declared a victory, insurgents are still ambushing military convoys and launching suicide bombings against civilian and security targets, proving, as many local residents have long attested, that Taliban leaders are still present in many of the region's villages...