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...indeed a mission accomplished [Sept. 8]. When I visited the capital just last April, I saw people beginning to embrace a modern civilization while maintaining their roots in traditional culture. Though others may criticize China's stand on Tibet and Sudan, we can clearly see that the awakened dragon is unfazed by such clamor - both its historical perspective and vision for the future are long and lasting. As we saw during the opening ceremonies, China is willing to share its traditions and accept those of foreign cultures. It is this combination that will eventually produce a better China...
...indeed a mission accomplished [Sept. 8]. When I visited the capital just last April, I saw people beginning to embrace a modern civilization while maintaining their roots in traditional culture. Though others may criticize China's stand on Tibet and Sudan, we can clearly see that the awakened dragon is unfazed by such clamor - both its historical perspective and vision for the future are long and lasting. As we saw during the opening ceremonies, China is willing to share its traditions and accept those of foreign cultures. It is this combination that will eventually produce a better China...
...injury time in its second game. Following a 2-1 loss to eventual silver medalist Nigeria, the squad was done. At the opposite extreme rests Argentina. After routing rival Brazil 3-0 in the semifinal, the team won gold by outlasting the Nigerians. If Egypt went crazy, Argentina went dragon crazy. Dragon crazy! That’s so crazy.I don’t need this level of commitment in my own country. It’s part of the joy in going abroad to see these new sights and enjoy these new celebrations.All I want is a little more. Come...
...Soon he started making good on my bet. Within a few years, Rourke had won starring roles in a bunch of fascinating weirdies: Francis Coppola's Rumble Fish (Mickey was Motorcycle Boy), The Pope of Greenwich Village, Michael Cimino's Year of the Dragon, the S-M erotic drama Nine 1/2 Weeks (with Kim Basinger, who also made a comeback at Venice in The Burning Plain), the satanic thriller Angel Heart (De Niro was the Devil), as a gangster in Elephant Man makeup in Johnny Handsome and a lowlife genius in a film of Charles Bukowski's Barfly directed...
...more dangerous threat: greening, a condition caused by the Asian Citrus psyllid, a sap-sucking insect invader from overseas whose depredations began three years ago. Unlike canker, greening spreads from tree to tree without the aid of heavy winds or rain. Greening, also called huanglongbing or yellow dragon disease, creates misshapen and bitter fruit and eventually renders the infected trees useless for commercial cultivation. As soon as the insects appeared, greening was detected in all 32 citrus-producing counties in Florida, as well as in Louisiana and Texas...