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...this hypocrisy best resolved? The answer is certainly not the distribution of a few token menorahs and Kwanzaa lights. The notion that December is the month for religious expression is Christian in origin. The most important holidays of other religious fall at other times during the year. And, it would be impractical for the College to force House Masters and Committees to stage religious displays in honor of each and every holiday...
Flynn emphasized that the recent origin andaccidental development of Christmas traditions canand must be rolled back, beginning with secularhumanists' emergence from the closet...
...Sony grew internationally, Morita expanded his vision. Now it was "Think globally, act locally"--that is, have a common value system that transcends national objectives; serve international customers, shareholders and employees, regardless of the origin of the company. I liked his reference to the phrase in a business context so much that I used it in my book The Borderless World to describe a company that is in the final stage of globalization...
...tree that is the most constantsubject in Bak's work. A prayer passages describesits importance: "It [the Torah] is a tree of Lifefor those who grasp it." Figures struggle to savethe trees; to save history and an uprooted people.Trees are carted through the landscapes, suspendedby string from an unknown origin, braced,nourished by rubber tubes and held by human arms.The trees find a way to grow again in each of thepaintings, even if by only one leaf, welcoming thebirds. This is the manifestation of Bak's vision;the song of hope of a new life...
Averell's lack of clothing invariably provokes questions about his place of origin. "People assume you're from Antarctica, so it doesn't seem cold here, or from Florida, because you're not used to wearing pants." Averell is from New Jersey...