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...speech began on an autobiographical note. Describing his father’s humble beginnings in Kenya as a goat herder and his grandfather’s ambitious dreams, Obama shared his own experiences with hardship as an example to the American people that “a brighter day will come...
...capital. According to one building manager from the Xujiahui district, this requirement has led to doubled electricity consumption, not only from the lights themselves but from the air-conditioning needed during the day to cool the overheated building. All in all, Shanghai's much-vaunted nocturnal skyline?100 times brighter than the Australian capital of Canberra's, crow local urban planners?consumes the same amount of electricity as the city receives from the Three Gorges Dam, now in its first stage of operation. And, as the vanguard of all things cool in China, Shanghai has inspired similarly wasteful lighting schemes...
...need to think about how they will liquidate those investments when it's time to take required distributions at age 70 1/2. But even if real estate prices taper off a bit, Housewert is convinced that investing his IRA in properties on Florida's sunny coast will lead to brighter days for his retirement savings...
...Cannes 2004 would cast a wider net. In other words, more Hollywood glamour. More films with a perky pulse. And no Brown Bunny - the Vincent Gallo road movie that, from the moment of its screening last year, became the code phrase for pretentious junk. Sure enough, Cannes 2004 was brighter and more fun. The Hollywood stars came out in style, with Tom Hanks, Uma Thurman, Cameron Diaz, Brad Pitt, Charlize Theron, Sean Penn and Julie Andrews gracing the red-carpeted steps of the Grand Palais. The film selection held some sweet surprises, such as Paolo Sorrentino's deadpan crime comedy...
...fiercely loyal to the idealism of the DDR, Alex makes it his goal to keep her from finding out about the dramatic political changes through which she slept. Good Bye Lenin! is dotted with distilled illustrations of the many facets of the reunification, some of which shine much brighter than others. He does not fall into the trap of romanticizing the past at the expense of historical fact; his characters cherish their new conveniences and freedom of expression, and don’t miss the panoptic party structure of socialism...