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...President Arafat is the master of ... the statement with the yo-yo string on it. It gets pulled back." COLIN POWELL, U.S. Secretary of State, expressing skepticism over the Palestinian leader's offer to share more power with Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei...
...Dutch maestro's move East is a mirror image of a process that has been going on worldwide for more than a decade: the gradual Asianizing of Western classical music. Today, Asian-American cellist Yo-Yo Ma not only reigns supreme on his instrument but he is also probably the most famous (and friendliest) face of classical music, as he busily builds bridges between West and East and with the rest of the developing world. A truly global force, Ma's recent projects include a collaboration with Brazilian musicians and, on June 15, a performance in Singapore...
...TAICHUNG In Taiwan's third-largest city, the Chung Yo department store boasts 13 themed toilets, incorporating everything from pop-art and Baroque motifs to toilets designed to resemble a jungle or aquarium. Each toilet cost a cool $30,000 to install...
...sensory information and motor control, Kawato gave DB a dexterous body with functioning eyes, neck, torso, arms and legs. DB can watch a dance demonstration, memorize the movement pattern and replicate it by moving its body. So far, the robot has acquired about 30 skills, including juggling, air hockey, yo-yoing, folk dancing and playing the drum. Kawato is calling for a 30-year national project that would combine government money, academic research and corporate know-how to build a humanoid with the intelligence and the physical ability of a 5-year-old. He calls the proposal the Atom Project...
...Yo-Yo Ma honors us with his presence tonight,” he said. “He brings honor to his alma mater, not just through the beauty he promotes but through the understanding and passion for art that he brings...