Word: ideas
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...says it is a better idea to have these interviews conducted in the houses, some of which have 12 pre-med tutors available...
Deng's famous proclamation is usually interpreted as a defense of pragmatism. But it can just as easily be applied to his idea of leadership: not a cult of personality but a test of efficiency. The bottom-line challenge for his chosen heir, Jiang Zemin, is to prove he can carry on Deng's pragmatic work...
Recurring in time across China's history has been the story of the rise and decline of successive dynasties. Since the 1900s, Chinese historians have strenuously attacked this traditional way of looking at history as violating any claims in China to development and progress. They feel that such an idea lies behind the concept of "an unchanging China," which has been so damaging to foreign assessments of China's development. Such historians have looked for the deeper rhythms of economic growth and change, territorial expansion, developments in the arts, and environmental factors as examples of what we should be studying...
...bite of New York City's airwaves. Only Westinghouse/CBS is bigger, thanks to its purchase last year of Infinity Broadcasting for $4.9 billion. Does consolidation mean homogenization? No, says Evergreen CEO Scott K. Ginsburg. Stations succeed only on the virtue of their programming. Says he: "The audience has no idea when they press a button which company owns the station...
...would be a good idea for religious sects to be subjected to some sort of control. We have learned that the best religious fanatic can be a terrorist. AKANBI GABRIEL Essen, Germany...