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PROTEST THEATER From Aug. 27 through Sept. 11, six theater companies will stage an American Theater Festival close to Madison Square Garden, featuring political plays like The White Plague, a satire of war by Karel Capek...
...took a robot to breathe life into a state dinner. In Prague, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi charmed guests with assistant envoy ASIMO, a Honda humanoid. Asimo paid tribute to Czech writer Karel Capek, who coined the term robot in his 1921 play R.U.R. The mechanical sidekick also danced and made a toast--in Czech--but revealed that he was too young to drink...
...Charitable Trust. But there's a hot debate over what that change should mean. Only 5.7% of foundation budgets went to causes earmarked for women and girls last year. "Why are women keeping museums in grand style rather than supporting women and girls?" asks philanthropy consultant Mary Ellen Capek. But Boston College charity expert Paul Schervish argues that women are properly making a mark in all areas of giving...
...causes, like literacy or women's health, than in having their names on buildings; that they want to see exactly how their money is used; and prefer collaborative rather than competitive fund-raising approaches. And there may be a bonus for learning to do things the feminine way. Predicts Capek: "They're going to raise more money from...
...Economic Aspects of the Czech-SlovakConflict--by Alex Capek, Institute ofEconomics of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences.CES, Cabot Seminar Room, 27 Kirkland St., 4:15p.m...