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...Washington in April of 2006, he encountered a string of diplomatic snafus that culminated in enduring several minutes of screaming from a protester admitted into the media stand. Still, U.S. officials say he and President George W. Bush developed a genuine personal rapport. At one point, Bush asked his counterpart which of the numerous challenges China faced was the most serious - which one kept Hu awake at night worrying. "Unemployment," Hu reportedly answered without hesitating...
...Mexican market, and the other for the Argentinian one. These franchises within franchises, says Diego Lerner, president of Disney Latin America, build "closer links with the communities we're aiming for and respect the local cultural environment." In Mexico, the hero plays soccer, not basketball, while his Argentinean counterpart plays rugby. Similar local HSM-inspired movies are planned for Brazil, Russia and India - where the hero will be a cricketer. These spin-offs - which come with marketing tie-ins of their own - allow Disney "to become a real global company," observes Lerner. "By making local movies...
...dwell on that too much. We started out at a higher level this fall than we did in the past. After all the work the guys did last year, they’re in a position to work more competitively this year.”Like its heavyweight counterpart, the varsity lightweight team will welcome the addition of a talented sophomore class—Harvard’s freshman four was the highest-placing lightweight four in its field at the IRAs. Additionally, the team will welcome back senior Moritz Hafner, who spent the last year training with the Swiss...
...popular idea of drilling for more oil. But the market meltdown has replaced $4-per-gal. gas as voters' top concern, and ever since Herbert Hoover, voters have looked to Democrats in economic hard times. "We're not catching a break," laments Nevada Senator John Ensign, Schumer's GOP counterpart who runs the National Republican Senatorial Committee...
After the 1975 founding of the Radcliffe Pitches, an all-female counterpart to the Kroks, Harvard’s a cappella scene grew steadily. The current level of interest in joining an a cappella group has led to an audition season that at times amazes current members...