Word: superealism
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Life has come to a standstill in Kentucky, and it's difficult to imagine just who in the Bluegrass State had the more miserable Super Bowl weekend. For those half-million residents who were still without power Saturday night (and 200,000 who were also reported to be without water), this past weekend involved shuttling between one of the estimated 172 emergency shelters that have been operating across the state since Wednesday. For utility crews who worked overtime through the weekend - battling subzero conditions Friday and Saturday - the challenge was not just repairing a few downed lines, but instead rebuilding...
...pictures of the New York Giants winning Super Bowl XLII...
...expense of the group haul. As Wiltermuth and Heath anticipated, the groups that had moved in rhythm earlier, cooperated better later - increasing their collective take. Those who moved at their own speed and tempo were likelier to be looking out only for themselves. (See the best and worst Super Bowl commercials...
...social behavior such as volunteer tasks, aimed at benefitting the community represented by the team." When Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl playfully changed his name to "Steelerstahl" the week the Steelers met the Baltimore Ravens in the playoffs, he may have had more on his mind than just the Super Bowl. (Read TIME's 1975 cover story on the Pittsburgh Steelers...
...frequent promise of smarter government, Obama has reflected a national consensus - which seems to exclude only the 535 sitting lawmakers - that the old way stinks. And beyond his rhetorical insistence on transparency and reform, Obama has invited Republicans to the party - first a cocktail party, next a Super Bowl party - as though he cares about what they think and where they disagree with him. (See pictures of Obama's Inauguration...