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...Rudolf Serkin. After their respective debuts in America last year, the critics responded with the kind of ecstatic raves not seen in a long time. Richard Dyer, a critic at the Boston Globe, declared that Li "has the talent, the looks and the personal charisma to be a standard-bearer for a new generation." Following his recital at New York City's Metropolitan Museum in April, Li was besieged by his (mostly female) fans, and had to barricade himself in the green room to escape the crush...
...enough to set a clear direction for the E.U. In other words, if there was ever a time for strong leadership at the center, this is it. "If the Commission declines, the system won't work," says Jacques Delors, whose 1985-95 stint in Brussels set the gold standard for the Commission presidency. During his tenure, Delors set up the single market and took the first steps toward the common currency. "We need a strong [Commission] to run the European economy." But the E.U.'s leaders didn't want another Jacques Delors - he would be far too tough-minded...
...first varsity boats took aim at the four-mile course—far longer than the standard 2,000-meter race—with Harvard and Yale remaining close for the first quarter of the race. But, at the one-mile mark, the Crimson opened up a lead over the Bulldogs and never looked back...
...Link DSM-320, which arrives in stores this month priced at $199, is one of the first in this emerging market to have built-in wireless capability based on the newer, faster wi-fi standard known as 802.11g. Translation: it's got enough thrust to handle DVD-quality video. (The first crop of media players could move only music and still images.) The design of D-Link's device also sets it apart from the pack. Wide, flat and sleek, it looks like a very slim CD changer and stacks nicely on top of other stereo and home-theater...
...developing markets. At the big-bucks, high-tech end, LG's home in broadband-rich South Korea has fostered a focus at LG on design and function that capitalizes on the digital home. Last year LG was the world's largest seller of mobile phones operating on the CDMA standard, which allows more people to use a network at the same time. It makes dazzling flat-screen TVs and other leading-edge gadgets. LG.Philips LCD, a joint venture formed in 1999 with Royal Philips Electronics, became the world's biggest maker of the LCD panels used in flat-screen...