Word: felted
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...awards ever since has remained essentially the same, and in 1989 became the principle behind its corresponding organization, the National Book Foundation: to bring unheralded literature to national recognition, and to promote literacy in underserved communities throughout the United States. The award's impact, however, seems to be felt most within the publishing world itself. Foundation board members, in fact, come largely from prominent publishing companies including Penguin, Perseus Books, W.W. Norton & Co. and Simon and Schuster, with a few members drawn from related fields...
...millions of dollars with Arab partners in the heart of the conflict-prone Middle East as a man taking the gamble of a lifetime. Not Kerzner. He came here soon after his plan to build a casino complex in the Israeli resort of Eilat fell through, and has felt at home ever since. "We are businessmen from Dubai and we look at it as business," explains bin Sulayem. "If he is the best Jewish man but has no vision, we wouldn't do business with him. But if he is from Timbuktu with a good idea, we will. What people...
...We” teaches Harvard that Puritan moderation and blind faith in one’s superiority will win the day. Main Characters Harvard: Probably allegorical. Harvard is tenacious, but vulnerable; cautious, but optimistic. Drew Faust: A sparse, unobtrusive narrator, Drew’s presence is felt far beyond her brief appearances. Critics have even suggested that each character in the story represents a different aspect of Drew’s psyche. We: A disciple of Harvard. Drew transfers the Herculean tasks of sacrifice and reinvention onto this mythic figure. We devotes himself to his master with fanatical zeal. ENDOWMENT...
...agency review working group that Sewall will head is charged with managing and reviewing appointments to the Departments of State, Defense, and Homeland Security, among others. Lois E. Andreasen, the executive director of the Carr Center, said that Sewall’s colleagues at the center “felt that she would play in important role in the transition team as she had been very involved in the campaign.” Andreasen praised Sewall’s ability to organize and unify divergent perspectives on sensitive issues, adding, “I could see her transitioning herself into...
...specter of the Second World War remained strong as Japan rebuilt itself during Okamoto's painting years in the middle of the last century. Wanting to explore these themes in his own work, Okamoto moved to Mexico, where he felt that the cultural integration of life and death would allow him to do that more freely. When Myth of Tomorrow was commissioned, his secretary and life partner, Toshiko Okamoto, questioned his decision to represent such destructive imagery. "He told her, 'Because it is Mexico, this will work,' " says Akiomi Hirano, Toshiko's nephew and the producer of the Shibuya mural...