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...most popular class at the Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade does not teach wannabe entrepreneurs the secrets of accounting or international law. Instead, Professor Li Zhiguo instructs his 1,600 students on a graver subject: manners. A line, he lectures, should be an orderly procession, not a rowdy scrum. Spitting on the street is not nice. When eating a Western meal, the diner should cut meat into small pieces with a fork and knife, although that should never be done to bread. And remember: if hosting Americans at a restaurant, don't order endangered species or internal organs. "We think...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letter From Shanghai: Endangered Species? Not Tonight, Thank You | 11/6/2005 | See Source »

...exception. Despite her clarity and a good sense of timing, Bartosik still battled the piano’s unresponsive upper register, which gained some audience sympathy. Prokofiev, the composer of the evening, made his final appearance with “Sonata No. 3,” played by Xi Li ’09, who also showcased Franz Liszt’s “La Campanella.” The charming performance of this bell-like piece, based on a theme by violin-god Niccolo Paganini, further emphasized the piano’s intonation problems. Someone needs to tune...

Author: By Madeleine J. Baverstam and Jennifer D. Chang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Harvard Piano Society Season Opens Strongly | 10/11/2005 | See Source »

...some department chairs, such as van der Kuijp, Arthur Kleinman of Anthropology, and Xiao-Li Meng of Statistics, are still waiting for a response to their letters...

Author: By Anton S. Troianovski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Profs Puzzled as FAS Growth Is Slowed | 10/7/2005 | See Source »

...shirt is cheaper than a croissant, we are arriving at indecent prices." LI EDELKOORT, Dutch fashion consultant, arguing that the movement of clothing manufacturing to China is undercutting traditional European producers and leading to a "genocide of the culture of textiles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 10/3/2005 | See Source »

...thought it was amazing. They’re trying to change stereotypes of Asian Americans,” said Chen Li ’09, who attended the event. “I am quite surprised by the talent, the creativity...

Author: By Sadia Ahsanuddin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Concert Confronts Stereotypes | 10/3/2005 | See Source »

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