Word: evenly
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...deal with that?There was a reasonable amount of skepticism when I took over the second movie. I understand that. I directed American Pie. I would be worried too. I tried not to take it personally. I just tried to reassure the fans as much as I could, I even wrote a letter. The Internet is a fantastic, strange place where you can write an open letter and be reasonably assured that people are going to read it. I gathered from people who were monitoring the fan sites that people were willing to give me a shot. After that...
...Most of the Twilight characters had supportive fans with poster shout-outs: there was Team Edward, Team Jacob, Team Bella, Team Wolf Pack, Team Volturi and one sign that called for Team Anything I Can Get. Even the lesser known Cullen vampire Jasper had team posters and a significant following. "I guess it's a blessing," actor Jackson Rathbone said slyly when asked about his character's fan club. "And maybe Twilight has something to do with it." Twilight rookie Alex Meraz admitted to trying pre-event relaxation techniques before showing up. "I meditated before I came," he told TIME...
...even more important difference is that the stakes are higher with China. Japan seemed like a fearsome economic rival a quarter-century ago, but it wasn't really a political rival and, with a population less than half that of the U.S., it was unlikely ever to surpass the U.S. as an economic power. China, with its billion-plus population, seems destined to surpass the U.S. in economic clout, and it appears to have designs on rivaling the U.S. as a political and military power. Which means there's no easy way out of the U.S.-China trade impasse...
Observers say Build America Bonds have lowered borrowing costs for states and other local governments. The bonds have renewed and expanded investor interest in the muni-bond sector. And by getting money into the hands of cash-strapped local governments, the bond program has saved or even boosted jobs, stimulating the economy. Many investors are already lobbying to extend the program, which is not expected to close until...
...municipalities, it's been good, but it raises some political-economy questions," says Vincent Reinhart, a resident scholar at the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute and a former top Federal Reserve economist. "This might encourage even more expansion of government borrowing...