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Butchers or Tailors?(Executive Perspective)
School Administrator
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October 1, 2003|
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Greek mythology contains a story about an innkeeper named Procrustes, who took in travelers. He had one problem: His inn had only one bed.
When a traveler came to the inn, Procrustes measured him. If he was too long for the bed, Procrustes chopped off his legs to the right length. If he was too short, Procrustes tied the traveler to a rack and stretched him to the right length. You didn't want to have to spend the night at Procrustes' place.
When I thought about this story, I realized it pertained to how we have gone about educating our children. We have ...
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China's coconut juice king; Haikou Canned Foods aims to expand its domain through a massive modernization of its can-making lines.
Magazine article from: Food Processing
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Business Wire
; ...Ltd. have announced an agreement for Starwood to manage the Sheraton Haikou Resort, located in Haikou, the capital of Hainan Island, China. The newly built Sheraton Haikou Resort is scheduled to open in late 2005. The Sheraton Haikou Resort...
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News Wire article from: AsiaInfo Services
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News Wire article from: AsiaInfo Services
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News Wire article from: AsiaInfo Services
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