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...Fighting for Nonviolence To the rest of the world, Li's show-biz sabbatical may appear abrupt, but to his countrymen he is reprising the major themes of his life - self-sacrifice, service and discipline. At the age of 8, Li was randomly enrolled in a wushu class during a summer sports program. He had no idea what wushu was, which isn't surprising. At that time, wushu was only 13 years old. It was a committee-ordained synthesis of the various age-old Chinese combat forms (wushu literally means "martial arts"), intended to create a new codified sport. Emphasis...
...Only a fanatic or high-end home-karaoke-bar owner would pay that, of course; do-it-yourselfers can pay $14.95 per day, which is good for a party.) The site is the brainchild of Alexandre Taillefer, a fellow entrepreneur, who, not too long ago, got into the karaoke biz after hosting a sing-along party at his home with a bunch of rented high-end sound equipment. "It was a cumbersome project," he admitted. But it was fun: "We ended up going to bed at 3 o'clock in the morning, which is quite unusual...
...terms and papers, Harvard Business School students are facing a more tangible fowl foe: an actual turkey. Two weeks ago, The Crimson reported that HBS students had created a Facebook group complaining about a turkey running wild around the campus (Kumar, Prateek, “Turkey Runs Afoul of Biz School,” The Harvard Crimson, Oct. 8). The matter intrigued FM, and we decided to lead our own investigation...
Euro Special. Open Skies, a new subsidiary of British Airways, flies smaller 64-seat Boeing 757s, from New York to Paris. There are only two classes: Biz, with a flat bed, and Prem+, a step up from economy, with reclining seats and 52 inches of legroom. On Oct. 15, the carrier will begin service between New York and Amsterdam; the first 1,000 customers flying Prem+ will pay just $499 roundtrip. The airline will also sell 1,000 Prem+ seats from NYC to Paris...
...Since Fireproof's release the Kendrick brothers have fielded meeting invitations from two studios and one TV production company. But they say they're taking a little break from the biz. Says Alex, "We're going to focus on church ministries and our families for the next few months before we dive into our next script...