Word: walks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Dragons" comes from the visual strength of its main works and from the occasional moments when astute juxtapositions combined with judicious wall text produce an interesting argument, as in the case of the Ma-Xia school. Though the exhibition, judging from the introduction, seems to want us to walk out with some sort of understanding of the influence of religion on Chinese art, one instead wonders about the assorted pieces of a puzzle that have been scattered throughout the space of the exhibition. What of the relationship of calligraphy to painting, the differences within various appropriations of Buddhism or Daoism...
Unfortunately for our sorry selves, there is quite a difference between talking the talk and walking the walk...
...Wisconsin State Fair had a welfare-caseload reduction contest, rural Marquette County (pop. about 13,000) would walk off with the blue ribbon. In a state that is fast shedding cases, Marquette's drop has been the steepest: down 91% in the past decade. And it's one of a handful of thinly populated counties that have got the number of "work-qualified" households on their welfare rolls down to a notable benchmark: zero...
...avoid sending the wrong message, consultants suggest four rules: Never discuss bad news, never criticize and never discuss personnel issues over E-mail. And if there's a chance what you say could be taken the wrong way, walk down the hall to discuss it in person or pick up the phone. "Think before you write," says Argenti. "The most important thing to know is what not to write." For American companies stretching to keep pace with the E-mail revolution, that advice may be the best message of all. CC it to everyone...
...only a five-minute bike ride and a ten-minute walk. Three or four shuttles run an hour," says Young. Occasionally, Young returns to the Quad for lunch even when he only has an hour...