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...modern life?newspaper headlines, printed labels?directly into the painting. Cut them out, put them in. The tonal values of some of his finest collages have been ruined by age. The newsprint, once gray on white, is now cigar-brown. But in better preserved ones, like Violin and Sheet Music, 1912, the original effect remains: a magnificently Apollonian interplay of blue, gray, white and black on its ocher ground, stable and forceful at the same time...
...having acquired metals and energy sources before their scarcity became apparent, he is criticized for a heavyhanded management style and for failing to keep a close eye on the company's finances. Says an analyst: "His attitude was, 'I don't care what the balance sheet looks like, I'm going to acquire natural resources and some day they'll be valuable...
Certainly the company's main objectives must remain production and profit, but the capitalist firm also has important social functions. The corporation will increasingly have to face the sometimes conflicting demands of the balance sheet and society. The new corporate constituency extends beyond the shareholders to embrace the company's employees, customers and the community at large. Demands for "social accountability" are increasing among legislators and consumerists and, very important, among younger corporate managers. Their questions are tough, and the answers are not clear...
...principal source of news in Kabul is the "night letter." These hand-printed single-sheet leaflets circulate frequently, if sporadically. One distributed last week told of Soviet soldiers killing villagers in Paktia and Kunar provinces and claimed mujahidin success against Soviet and Afghan troops. The letters are scattered in streets, thrown over courtyard walls, stuffed under doors, but most commonly circulated from food bazaars and stalls by wrapping them around bread or fruit sold to housewives and children...
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