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...architecture isn’t meant to be ignored, and while it certainly complements some of the larger, more powerful pieces, it tends to overwhelm the more delicate works. As the weather changes outside, the experience within ICA will also change, to an extent surpassed only by the recently reopened L’Orangerie in Paris, where Monet’s water lilies are in a constant state of flux due to changes in the natural light. This environmental variable suggests a throwback to the pre-modern era, but is a welcome incongruity in an otherwise fully 21st century building...
...thought he was a very interesting person....His personality dictates that he needs to cause drama wherever he goes.” In a post-lecture phone interview with FM, Watson addressed his ideas about cultural diversity. Although Watson says that it is impossible to assess the extent to which personality differences across nations are genetic, he points out that “2000 years is plenty of time for lots of evolution.” Still, Watson said that his bluntness came partly from his belief in the free exchange of ideas. “I exaggerate a little...
...some extent, both leaders had anticipated the moment. In 1967, Nixon, then a defeated candidate for both the presidency and the California governorship, had written in Foreign Affairs magazine: "We simply cannot afford to leave China forever outside the family of nations." Two years later, as President, he let it be known that he wanted to visit the mainland before leaving office. On hearing this, Henry Kissinger, his National Security Adviser, smiled at a colleague and said, "Fat chance." Kissinger would soon find himself responsible for the trip's logistics and official communiqu?s. As for Mao, he had told...
...question is the extent to which a secondary field in economics would affect enrollment in intermediate-level economics courses, Mankiw added...
...Juan Mendez, Kofi Annan's special advisor on the prevention of genocide, told TIME that the targeting of minorities based solely on religion in Iraq, the extent of the violence there, the lack of central control, and the fact that Iraq has already experienced genocide, "constitute warning signs that we take very seriously." He stressed that those warning signs can be present in conflicts and never rise to the level of genocide, but that his office is watching the situation closely. If the situation in Iraq did deteriorate, Mendez said, "I would not hesitate to request armed troops to protect...