Word: realm
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...That new realm is the subject of a dazzling exhibition at Paris' Grand Palais. "Images du Monde Flottant" (Images of the Floating World), which runs until Jan. 3, brings together more than 200 screens, scrolls and prints from Japan, the U.S., Britain, Germany and, especially, Paris' famed Mus?e Guimet. And what a world it was?a paradise of courtesans and Kabuki stars, teahouses and "green houses," where courtesans entertained their customers. All of it was tolerated, though watched closely, by the shogunate. Originally the term "floating world," or ukiyo, referred to the Buddhist notion that the everyday grind of travail...
...achieve in the course of his storied life. As recently as a week ago, Palestinian statehood had seemed like nothing more than an abstract wish for the foreseeable future; now, suddenly, with the Palestinian leader reportedly in a terminal coma, Palestinian statehood is once again being discussed in the realm of the possible. It's not simply Arafat's passing from the scene that has enabled the shift. The Bush administration is facing rising pressure from its Iraq and war-on-terror allies to forcefully restart the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, the argument being that without a fair solution...
...actually amounts to a resolute unwillingness to reconsider the preconceptions he brought to the presidency in the face of new and profound threats. After four years, it has become all too clear that Bush’s lack of curiosity extends even to national security. In that realm, his foibles have become a liability this country cannot afford...
...debatable if library administration offices on this site are actually a misuse of space. As proposed, the new building will combine the offices of the Weissman Preservation Center and the Office of Information Services at a single location. As preservation falls increasingly into the realm of digital technology, it is natural, if not essential, that the preservationists and scanning experts share the same offices. Furthermore, since much of HUL’s activities involve collaborations between professors from different departments and schools on campus, it is realistic for HUL to ask for centrally located offices. Harvard’s library...
...have these filmmakers left the realm of the documentary altogether...