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...colleges being nothing but grooming schools for the middleclass non-identity which usually finds its perfect expression on the outskirts of the campus in rows of well-to-do houses with lawns and television sets is each living room with everybody looking at the same thing and thinking the same thing at the same time while the Japhies of the world go prowling in the wilderness... |
'Progress never defines its ultimate objective but thrusts its victims at once into an infinite series,' Mr. [John Crowe] Ransom said' 'Industrialism,' he declared, 'is rightfully a menial, of almost miraculous cunning, but no intelligence; it needs to be strongly governed, or it will destroy the economy of the household. Only a community of tough conservative habit can master it. |
[Beanie Sigel's life has changed dramatically in the last eight years. As a 23-year-old man still named Dwight Grant, he once aspired to be a barber, or perhaps to work as a hospital maintenance man, earning a modest dollar and good benefits. But in 1998 friends landed a chance to rap for the superstar Jay-Z.] I went along for the ride, ... I was just thinking I'd get to meet Jay. |
[BEIRUT: Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir said yesterday that Defense Minister Elias Murr's comments about threats against Lebanese officials are common, but they have not been spoken about.] Had we known more about these threats, then maybe what happened to May Chidiac could have been avoided. Days will reveal what was hidden, ... we would not have witnessed this series. |
[Brooks' movie, financed by producer Steve Bing, has now found a new home at Warner Independent Pictures, which plans to release it early next year. Warner Indy chief Mark Gill says he had no problems with the title.] How often do you get a laugh simply from the title of a movie? ... We saw the movie, and it was clear that Albert makes fun of himself and America, not anybody else. |
[China Lake is located in the district of Congressman Bill Thomas, the influential chairman of the House Ways and Means committee.] Apparently, logic doesn't count when a powerful Republican is involved, ... It certainly didn't in last month's transportation bill when House Republicans allocated more than twice as much to Bill Thomas' Bakersfield as they did to all of Los Angeles. |
[Clinton Foundation President Skip Rutherford took time Monday to place the work of his longtime friend within the context of Wal-Mart’s corporate history.] He’s been there as Wal-Mart emerged as America’s most famous and well-known company, and he has seen the company reach the peak of business success, ... Jay has done a great job in helping the company get there and stay there. |
[HUGE GROWTH. Others are employing a similar approach. High-end clothing chain Eileen Fisher has featured its own employees in its ads -- from its lawyers to account executives wearing its apparel. The company believes that its ads creates a message that customers can identify with, giving the brand a wider audience.] Consumers identify with real stories, ... Love thy differences. |
[It will take a blockbuster offer for the Milwaukee Bucks to consider trading the No. 1 pick in the National Basketball Association draft. That was the word from Bucks general manager Larry Harris on Monday.] I like the foundation of what we have, and moving forward, the No. 1 pick is a big part of that, ... It would take something very, very big for us even to consider (a trade). |
[Moreno hopes the evening will be the first of many such events at the Christian Center. The goal, according to Moreno, is to have the church seen as an extension of God’s love.] We think it’s important for the young people to have a safe place to be where they can meet each other and have a lot of fun, ... This is our first event of its kind, and we plan to have several more. |
[Murray has made more than 40 movies and there's still no big prize in sight. Comedy, however well done, is at the bottom of the barrel when it comes to awards. He knows it. So do Steve Martin, Jim Carrey and Mike Myers.] Even Charlie Chaplin knew it, ... Laughter and the lighter moments of life always seem easy to deliver. I don't expect those giving out the awards to understand. |
[OLN coordinating producer Mike Baker senses momentum for the sport. OLN shot a vignette Tuesday with Donald Trump and plans to shoot one Wednesday with Hulk Hogan for use on Wednesday night's New York Rangers-Philadelphia Flyers game coverage. Trump] loves ... Everybody is excited about hockey, and when people like Trump and Hogan are saying it, the message is really getting out. |
[Still, even when you concede that Sarbanes-Oxley performed a public service--by spurring companies to clean up their acts--the fact remains that the law has created inequities, especially for small companies. Even Oxley himself has begun backpedaling. In a recent speech in London, he recalled the] hothouse atmosphere ... a bit more flexibility for small and medium-size companies. |
[The cemetery shows the fleetingness of fame and wealth. Anyone remember John Finley, a Princeton politics professor who was also editor in chief of The New York Times until he retired in 1938? Mr. Sutphen pointed out the modest tombstone of Howard T. Behrman, 1912-1985:] He gave $20 million to Princeton University and I bet no one even looks at this. ... Monuments getting bigger. |