Word: ma
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...violin maker and dealer based in New York City whose family has been in the violin-making business since the 18th century. Francais and Margolis say the recession has limited the capital available to musicians shopping for tools of their trade. (Watch Jeremy Caplan's duet with Yo-Yo Ma...
...Look, Ma, No Fees! Online booking agents Orbitz.com and CheapTickets.com say it will make permanent its recent no-fee policy on airline bookings. Now all flights can be booked fee-free, unless your travel involves a multicarrier itinerary or a flight that originates outside the U.S., Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean...
...Other foodie gems: sushi restaurant Fin (27 Housatonic Street; 413-637-9171), which serves only sustainable seafood, and across the street, Scoop, which dishes out ice cream made with milk from local dairy cows. Rates at the Gateways start at $160 per night, including breakfast. 51 Walker Street, Lenox, MA...
...into two groups: one was given a verbal description of the symptoms of advanced dementia; the other listened to the same description but also watched a two-minute video of an elderly woman with the condition being cared for in a nursing home by her two daughters. "Tell us, Ma, how many daughters do you have?" the children ask. "One? Two? You don't know?" (The entire video can be seen here...
...Even more importantly, Ma rejects the possibility of negotiations with Beijing that touch upon Taiwan's political status or raise the issue of unification. People in Taiwan "still have a lot of doubts about China," Ma says. "They fear [the mainland Chinese] way of life is not something they can accept." Though Ma may be bridging the gap with China faster than anyone could have expected, one year - even one of great progress - can't erase 60 years of animosity...