Word: vacuumed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...protest introduced the world to a mystical movement little known outside Asia. China, once devoted to Confucianism and then to Maoism, is experiencing a vacuum of faith and values. The creed most successful in filling it since "freedom of religion" was announced in 1979 has been Buddhism. But others, from illegal Christian "house churches" to witchery, have also flourished. Falun Gong is a variant of Qi Gong, a blend of mind and body work (it also includes Tai Chi) that strives to harness an energy called qi. Qi Gong does not always rise to the intensity of faith, but charismatic...
...look forward to availing myself of the resources and brainpower of the institution as a whole," Williams said. "I want to challenge and test my intuitions and asumptions about race relationships; I want to expand my ideas outside of the Richmond vacuum...
...None of these things happen in a vacuum," he said. "Don't pretend divestment will have no effect whatsoever on Harvard's endowment...
...First computer that uses vacuum tubes built by John Atanasoff...
...Forest modifies Fleming's vacuum tube to create Audion valve...