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'Confucius: Shaping Values Through Art' at Pacific Asia Museum
![Confucius recently received worldwide attention during the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Beijing. Now the philosopher and teacher, who lived from 551 to 479 BC, gets the spotlight in the exhibition "Confucius: Shaping Values Through Art" at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-09/42418197-18181832.jpg "Confucius recently received worldwide attention during the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Beijing. Now the philosopher and teacher, who lived from 551 to 479 BC, gets the spotlight in the exhibition "Confucius: Shaping Values Through Art\" at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena.")
Confucius recently received worldwide attention during the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Beijing. Now the philosopher and teacher, who lived from 551 to 479 BC, gets the spotlight in the exhibition "Confucius: Shaping Values Through Art" at...Tags: Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Huntington Beach, University of California, Los Angeles, Education, Olympic Games
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Best of 2007: A hybrid? Seriously?
![Proposed: The Lexus LS600h L is the most complicated, most elaborate machine ever to take to four wheels. What "Ulysses" is to light reading and Confucianism is to the simple declarative sentence, this hybrid-powered limousine is nothing less than everything Toyota has ever learned about cars poured into one stupendous, stupefying, "because we can" performance piece.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-02/34368633-01105011.jpg "Proposed: The Lexus LS600h L is the most complicated, most elaborate machine ever to take to four wheels. What "Ulysses\" is to light reading and Confucianism is to the simple declarative sentence, this hybrid-powered limousine is nothing less than everything Toyota has ever learned about cars poured into one stupendous, stupefying, \"because we can\" performance piece.")
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterProposed: The Lexus LS600h L is the most complicated, most elaborate machine ever to take to four wheels. What "Ulysses" is to light reading and Confucianism is to the simple declarative sentence, this hybrid-powered limousine is nothing less than...Tags: Dan Neil, Mercedes-Benz, Science and Technology, Science, Vehicles
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The dangers of dim sum history
JEFFREY N. WASSERSTROM, a professor of history at UC Irvine, is the author of "China's Brave New World -- And Other Tales for Global Times," published this month.HISTORY HAS been trotted out recently by both domestic defenders and international critics of Chinese Communist Party rule. But while both groups have stressed the value of looking back roughly 70 years, they have drawn sharply different conclusions...Tags: University of California, Irvine, China, Japan, Government, Politics
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Atheist Sign Disappears From Capitol and Turns Up at Seattle Radio Station
OLYMPIA- It's been found! The atheist sign that has caused national controversy has shown up at a Seattle radio station. KMPS officials hold up sign KMPS Radio personnel tell Q13 FOX News that someone entered their facility Friday morning and handed...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Holidays, Government, Radio Industry, News Media
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Chen Kaige Keeps 'The Promise'
Zap2It.comOscar-nominated director Chen Kaige ("Farewell, My Concubine") admits that he's in somewhat unlikely terrain for his new film "The Promise." "Quite honestly, I wasn't a big fan of the martial arts, because when my generation was young, that kind of...Tags: China, Entertainment, Hiroyuki Sanada, Gaming, Movies
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'Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul'
Times Staff WriterIt's not the expected thing for a documentary on Turkish music to open with a quote from Confucius, but that is not the only fascinating surprise that "Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul" has to offer. The latest film by Fatih Akin, who...Tags: Entertainment, Documentary (genre), Culture, Music Industry, Movies
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The heart of Little Saigon beats strong
Times Staff WriterOld men sit under shaded tables, speaking animatedly in Vietnamese. Statues adorn Westminster's Asian Garden Mall, where earthy smells waft from herb shops and young customers peruse designer goods. Here on Bolsa Avenue is the center of the exiled...Tags: Euclid, Family, Homes, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Refugee
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Obama's faith-based office: No 'blurring'
The Swampby Mark Silva Former President George W. Bush, who campaigned with a plea to "rally the armies of compassion,'' created an Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives that helped steer more than $2 billion a year in federal funds......Tags: White House, Social Services, Society, Pennsylvania, Government
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Ancient Secrets to Success
Legions of followers swear by his advice. His disciples include CEOs, celebrity agents, sports coaches and TV mob boss Tony Soprano. Hollywood has turned his how-to book into a movie, and fans on the Internet parse his every word. Deepak Chopra? L. Ron...Tags: Arts, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Unrest, Conflicts and War, College Basketball, Wesley Snipes
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Gore Vidal's Novel Is Restored, but the Grudge Continues
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe things that pass between serious writers and their editors usually are intensely private. Like any process involving genuine intimacy, literary editing presumes both parties' discretion. Its absence is what makes this week's unusual publishing event-...Tags: Gore Vidal, University of Wisconsin-Madison, New York, Los Angeles Times, Education
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So much Asia for so little
!["One dollar!" -- all accounted for. "Two dollar!" -- someone was missing. Our guide was doing a head count, as he did each time we reboarded our bus.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2003-01/6205656.jpg ""One dollar!\" -- all accounted for. \"Two dollar!\" -- someone was missing. Our guide was doing a head count, as he did each time we reboarded our bus.")
Times Staff Writer"One dollar!" -- all accounted for. "Two dollar!" -- someone was missing. Our guide was doing a head count, as he did each time we reboarded our bus. The humor in his choice of metaphors was not lost on the group. As we traveled through China by bus...Tags: Crimes, Transportation, Government, Trips and Vacations, Bodies of Water
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Out of Anchorage
Tribune staff reporterKENAI FJORDS AND KATMAI NATIONAL PARKS,Alaska--The travel counselor told me I could visit two huge national parks--Kenai Fjords and Katmai--on two consecutive days and still spend my evenings in Anchorage. "Easy," she said. "No problem." It seemed a...Tags: Transportation, Nikon Corp, Science and Technology, Science, Trips and Vacations
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![It's not the expected thing for a documentary on Turkish music to open with a quote from Confucius, but that is not the only fascinating surprise that "Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul" has to offer.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2006-08/24934945 "It's not the expected thing for a documentary on Turkish music to open with a quote from Confucius, but that is not the only fascinating surprise that "Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul\" has to offer.")
Oct 23, 2005
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