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...Beijing will not only prove their country's status as a potential superpower but also erase its historic humiliation by colonial powers. Stupefied by opium, cowed by Western firepower, China was dismissed at the outset of the 20th century as the "sick man of Asia." Indeed, the first article Chairman Mao ever published was on the importance of sporting success to the national psyche. "Our nation is wanting in strength," he fretted back in 1917. "If our bodies are not strong, how can we attain our goals and make ourselves respected?" Winning, Mao and his followers deemed, would...
...Internet, views and self-service check-in/checkout. Gen Y may represent only 9% of business travelers at the moment, but it is 75 million strong. Change is coming. Fast. "The baby boomers are the segment that everyone has been chasing for the past 20 years," says Peter Yesawich, chairman of Y Partnership, who also consults for NYLO. "Gen Y is a market of comparable size. There's a big 'aha' when hotels discover that." The Gen X travelers, in their 30s, are also important. They earn on average $6,000 per capita less than boomers but travel more...
...with alternatives. These efforts will cut billions of tons of greenhouse gases. With the U.S. investing more than any other nation to advance new technologies, Sachs should join the country in urging the rest of the G-8 and other major countries to do their part. James L. Connaughton, Chairman, White House Council on Environmental Quality, WASHINGTON...
...Obama, however, might want to address concerns about his youth and inexperience by picking a running mate who is older and has strong national-security credentials. He could turn to seasoned, silver-haired foreign policy experts like Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Joe Biden or former Senate Armed Services chairman Sam Nunn. Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell or former South Dakota Senator Tom Daschle would add some experience as well...
...might be pizazz choices for this year's contenders? McCain might turn to his longtime hero Colin Powell, the former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Excitement is hardly what Obama needs, but he could pick a woman, such as Sebelius or Arizona governor Janet Napolitano, who might force McCain to spend more time in his otherwise safe home state...