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...solitary act--I sit in my room for six months by myself," says Rosenberg. "When I go out and direct a film, I have 50 people a day coming up to me and saying 'What do you want?' It probably keeps me healthy--exercises both sides of me, the yin and yang...
...core of Suma Ching Hai's teachings is what she calls Quan Yin meditation. It involves no chanting, no mantras, but a "contemplation of the inner sound stream," as her disciple and U.S. spokesperson Pamela Millar describes it. The Supreme Master's lectures are laced with Taoist, Buddhist and Christian references (she likes the Bible verse "In the beginning was the Word...and the Word was God.") She denies she is an incarnation of the Chinese goddess of mercy. Still, her publications and Website always capitalize pronouns that refer to her. Suma Ching Hai simply says she is enlightened...
Toyota's new direction reflects political necessity following decades of U.S.-Japanese trade clashes and a yin-yanging yen. Going to America not only defeats barriers like the current 25% duty on imported pickup trucks but also lowers manufacturing and distribution costs. Toyota's nonunion U.S. workers shave some 10% from its wage bill vis-a-vis Japan, and a like amount from shipping costs. The savings can knock about $2,000 off the sticker price of a Camry that would cost $20,000 if imported from Japan...
They are the yin and yang of the television-awards shows. One is youth and exuberance, the other experience and skill. One is New York cooler-than-thou, the other Los Angeles flamboyance. One flies by the seat of its pants; the other parades like a marching band. They are the mtv video awards and the Emmys. For those who missed the telecasts (very hard to do in the case of MTV, which never saw a repeat it didn't like), here are some highlights...
...Democrats is that they try to be all things to all people. In the yin-yang of politics, that's nearly impossible, for any proposal engenders some opposition from somebody...