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Takeo's doing the parapara, and it seems like just about everyone is following his lead. The sound of parapara is the heavy, synthesized, Eurobeat-style dance music that rules the Japanese charts. (One-hit wonder Aqua beat out Eminem, Britney and Christina Aquilera on the Japanese charts last year.). Trendy teen mags print full-page diagrams showing the motions that have been created for each new parapara song. Nightspots like Tokyo's hugely popular Twinstar distribute their own how-to parapara videos. Elementary school kids perform the moves at school events and, the ultimate Japanese pop-culture imprimatur, even...
...Netscape. Opera suffered a setback earlier this year when Finnish phone giant Nokia signed an agreement with Netscape. "We work hard to get these deals but recognize that sometimes we'll get them and sometimes we won't," Von Tetzchner says.?For many telecommunications firms, size matters: potential partners wonder whether a company as small as Opera can handle a client as big as Nokia. "Companies like Ericsson were naturally concerned about the size of the company and whether we would be able to handle problems," he says. As a result, Opera was forced to bulk up its administrative staff...
...heart of this University, they often feel excluded from being full participants in decision-making. It is telling, for instance, that no students were included in the presidential search committee that selected Summers to lead Harvard. Students feel disconnected from the centers of power within the University and wonder if their interests are always represented during long-range planning. Even veteran members of the council often feel flummoxed by what they see as the passing of responsibility by College administrators. To help address this lack of integration between students and administrators, Summers should feel obligated to become an active member...
Although national and international events may seem remote, they impact our everyday lives. President George W. Bush's tax cut should affect the lives of Floridians every bit as much as the upcoming air show in Fort Lauderdale, fascinating though it may be. Citizens may wonder why military spending is set to increase under Bush's tax plan if they have no idea of America's commitments abroad...
...Scammon asserts that this proves the band is succeeding in its goals. Audience members have even begun to bring props to gigs, as was demonstrated by the use of hula-hoops at that night's performance. The group mainly performs covers and cites influences such as James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Sly Stone, Tower of Power, Parliament and Kool and the Gang. FinkFankFunk arose from failed attempts at a Dixieland trio two years ago and has since gone through several changes in musicians and instruments to reach its current state...