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...course, the world around the Yard willchange dramatically that, according to Holland'spredictions, include "a lot of glass" surroundingthe Yard, possibly in the form of a dome. "It'salmost like we'll come here and look at it like amuseum," he says...
...very obvious. You can't understand Chineseculture--you can't understand any culture--withoutknowing about food patterns, etiquette, systems.There are certain cultures where food isparamount, like in Italy, France and in China. TheChinese are absolutely preoccupied with food. In aplace like China you learn very early that it'salmost more important to know how to behaveproperly, that you know the etiquette. when you goto a banquet, you have to learn never to sit downanywhere until they force you into a seat, becauseof the hierarchical arrangement of positioning ofguests. I made a lot of mistakes early on that Ifeel horrible when...
...chancellor, Murphy, spoke to himand said, `I'm going to forward your name to theBoard of Trustees for approval, will you acceptthe job?' The story is that he said `yes,'"Withers said. "When you get to the point that yourname is going to the board of trustees--that'salmost like a gentleman's agreement...
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