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...Television-news anchors will get sidekicks, house bands and vocal in-studio audiences (and a brief boost in the ratings...
...spite of his doctor’s pleas that he should stay home he made it up here and he looked great,” Brand said. “And his presence really gave us a great boost, and a lot of energy...
...Clearly, this is not a picture of a population obsessed with dire financial scenarios. In coming years, this shift to a culture of consumption can be counted on to boost Chinese imports, contributing to more balanced global trade and putting Messrs. Paulson and Bernanke more at ease. Meanwhile, the aspirations of Chinese to improve their living standards, seek better education for their children, invest their growing wealth in new ways and savor a more worldly lifestyle will present huge opportunities for companies nimble enough to take advantage of this profound cultural change...
...hopes the spate of publicity generated overseas for Shanghai's Art Deco tradition might serve to boost his conservationist cause. But getting Shanghai itself to take notice is a slow process. A delegation of Shanghainese officials-representing government, urban planning, preservation and business development-attended the Miami event. "I invited them all to see the same exhibition in Shanghai, and they never came," says Erh. "It's a joke. I spent $3,750 of my own money to ship the pictures to Miami, when they could have seen them right here in Shanghai...
...pursue an unconventional or public service career, that price might prove to be a serious hindrance. The problem will be all the greater for your peers at less widely recognized colleges, many of whom will graduate with equally large debts and without a brand-name diploma to help boost their earnings potential. For them, the price of their higher education will be a lifelong burden...