Word: yang
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...your mind in some manner, though it may not leave every part entirely sated. Fisher credited this “alternation of heavy and light material” in the film to the Taoist concept of “tai chi—the cosmic dialogue of yin and yang.” Indeed, he said, many of the film’s insights have their groundings in Eastern forms of philosophy and religion: “The Eastern systems of thought are most consistent and practical in their approaches to existential and epistemologic questions...like science, they...
...Jiang spends his working day balancing the yin and yang of order and chaos; modernization and stability; nationalism and cosmopolitanism; reformers and hard-liners. But the president who turns 75 this summer is due to retire 18 months from now, and the jockeying for influence over his succession is already fierce. Jiang wants continuity for his legacy - rebuilding China's international standing in the decade following the massacre in Tiananmen Square - but he's having a hard time of it. Hard-liners have won a number of the preliminary bouts, shutting out Jiang's picks for top party positions...
...Pachikov and several countrymen who gave David Yang, one of Russia's up-and-coming tech stars, the seed money to launch Cybiko (www.cybiko.com), a hot gadget that is a toy, mobile phone and teen personal digital assistant all in one. Cybiko's HQ is in Bloomingdale, Illinois, but its 280-strong design and programming team is based in Moscow...
...Yang echoed Anadu's feelings, calling for a look at the ethnic sensitivity of the entire Harvard community--not just The Crimson...
Speaking with reporters after the speeches, Yang outlined the plans the organizers have for the future, including teach-ins and discussions about self-segregation...