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Obama brings a refreshing air of exuberance to the campaign, but where are the details of his programs? Is he waiting to see which way the wind blows before he enlightens the public with clear, concise and executable programs? We cannot afford on-the-job training and haphazardly laid-out programs. We need a leader as direct and consistent as any politician can be in today's world of special-interest groups and demographically conflicting views and needs. Clinton brings to the table detailed programs and objectives. She might not be so exciting, but she is definitely what the doctor...
...artistic legacy under one roof as a means of encouraging greater understanding of the world and the interrelatedness of cultures—is always a good thing," Cuno writes. In the eyes of advocates like Cuno and Ebbinghaus, university museums in particular now have a massive task laid out for them: trying to forge agreements between cultures that balance the demands of both scholarship and cultural heritage—a kind of beneficial peace that’s not just on loan...
Nebuchadnezzar's magnificent city required abundant cheap labor, much of it provided by Jewish captives. In 601 B.C., Jehoiakim, King of Judah, forged an alliance with Egypt, which was embroiled in ongoing skirmishes with Babylon; as retribution, Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Jerusalem, raiding Solomon's Temple and seizing 10,000 Jews to help build his city. This brutal history would later color the portrayal of Babylon in the Bible. "In Christian culture, Babylon was quite deliberately developed as a broad symbol of the city of sin," says Michael Seymour, a curator of the British Museum's Middle Eastern collection. Indeed...
...Even on a titular level, it challenged the audience. The music was by Bernard Hermann, a composer who created numerous scores for Alfred Hitchcock films, and the lighting and costumes were overwhelmingly blue. The dancers jerked their arms and legs robotically. One ballerina even twitched perceptibly as she was laid on the stage floor...
...pipe had already been scheduled for a maintenance check, Brainard added. The library’s emergency team was on site within 10 minutes of the first report and worked throughout Saturday night moving library holdings to drier ground, according to Brainard. Most affected library materials are currently laid out in areas of Pusey and Houghton libraries, while others are being freeze-dried. Spitzmueller said that most of the materials in Pusey collections would not suffer from water stains because they were covered with protective layers of mats and folders. Located near the burst pipe on Pusey Level...