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Thus, while it is indeed important to be familiar with the values of Western society and encourage a deeper understanding of Western culture, it is crucial that this knowledge be put into context. Comparative value is priceless: by studying various cultural perspectives, one is able to question and challenge one’s own views, acknowledge and gain from new and diverse views and learn from the differences that make up our unique cultural heritages...
...thieves are stripping Asia's cultural sites of their valuable artworks and smuggling them abroad for sale [Oct. 20]. It is grievous to see that so many of our cultural artifacts are stolen and mishandled. Your story played a very important role in warning people that the preservation of priceless antiquities is in our hands, and we must crack down on the looters and preserve the past. We also need to ingrain the idea of guarding our Asian heritage and make the looters understand that the more artifacts are stolen, the fewer chances we Asians have to track our history...
...lawless gold rush across Asia. In the past year alone, Indian police busted a smuggling ring that allegedly stripped hundreds of temples and monuments of sculptures and frescoes, then sent them on to be sold to collectors in the U.S. and Europe; Cambodian cops seized several truckloads of priceless Khmer sculptures crudely ripped from archaeological sites in Banteay Meanchey province; and Chinese officials uncovered the theft of 158 pieces of religious statuary from a collection lent to a museum in Chengde by the Forbidden City's Palace Museum in Beijing. Over the past five years, at least 220,000 ancient...
...First Lady’s hand. The New York Post, that bastion of journalistic integrity, characterized the affair with the sub-headline “Laura braves weasel kiss.” The First Lady’s reaction to Chirac’s affection was both priceless, and refreshingly symbolic of the current relationship between Bush’s America and Europe. It combined a puritanical disdain for the swarthy Frenchman’s advances, and an innocent horror at the (for her) overly physical and sensual nature of the gesture. Surely, she thought, this was someone a degenerate...
...CARRY CASH Well, don't carry it, but keep it around. A couple of hundred dollars--some at home, some at work--can be priceless when ATMs go off-line and no one is taking credit cards. A roll of quarters for pay phones also helps. It's hard not to spend it when you know it's there, but the cache of cash you don't touch today can be a lifesaver tomorrow...