Word: countrymen
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...royalties. Stand up for the inalienable right to “higher minimums for the Internet and other nontraditional media, including Article 14 hyphenates.” Keep clutching those picket signs in your well-manicured hands, and never lose faith in the TV addiction of your fellow countrymen...
...immigrated from Poland in 1989, started NuTech with businessman Daniel Cullen. In April they were able to organize a meeting with Walesa through connections there. Walesa, who leads a foundation that promotes a free-market economy in Poland, says that although he is happy to be working with his countrymen, he joined NuTech primarily because he is passionate about the promise of its technologies, which he is studying avidly. "The science and technology NuTech represents," he says, "are the future of all companies...
...National Hockey League, say, offers the best opportunity to see their hometown skaters. "In the NHL, 217 players--30% of the total--come from Europe," Wolff notes. "In countries like the Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and others where hockey is the big sport, being able to watch their countrymen in NHL games is huge...
...successful business strategy so far: Arcade Fire are filling stadiums, Feist is getting covered in Rolling Stone, and everyone’s talking about Canada like it was an undiscovered frontier. Born Ruffians, as the most recent imports, are a decent enough band, holding their own with their fellow countrymen. The group’s callow brand of backyard pop is infectiously happy, almost to a fault. Once Of Montreal (not actually from Canada, mind you) quits the scene, the Born Ruffians are sure to do quite well. Bouncing and yelping in their latest video, “Hummingbird...
...homes of almost a million people and devastated crops of corn, bananas and beans. Villahermosa resident Jesus Hilario returned home to find his crops completely washed away. "I could be forced to go and work in El Norte," Hilario said, referring to the U.S., where 11 million of his countrymen labor. Getting Hilario to stay and rebuild will prove to be Caldern's greatest test...