Word: expos
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...names of any investors or how the organization is funded. He believes that Raelian dues pay no salaries within the movement or in the company, but, instead, go toward advertising speakers on the Raelian movement or for operating educational booths, like the one open recently at a holistic expo in Atlanta. He says dues begin at $150 per Raelian annually, although members can pay more if they wish...
...Puccini's Turandot in Beijing's Forbidden City. Last year he directed a ballet adapted from Raise the Red Lantern. The central government has conscripted him to craft national propaganda: he directed videos for Beijing's Olympic bid and Shanghai's successful application to host the 2010 World Expo. This year he's at work on an "ecofriendly" song-and-dance show for tourists produced by the Guangxi provincial government...
...about their northern neighbor's success that local officials had to be reminded to put up signs congratulating Beijing after it nabbed the Games last year. Now, Shanghai has a marquee event of its own to celebrate. Last week, the city won the right to host the 2010 World Expo?adding another bauble to its gaudy and growing list of tourist attractions. Already under construction is the world's first commercial magnetically-levitated train line. Shanghai also aims to develop the world's tallest building by 2007, and last week, the city was reportedly close to landing a deal...
...will Credit Suisse match that? The logical place to start is Winterthur, where Credit Suisse has had to inject an extra €.5 billion in capital this year. Mack says much hard work has already been done. The unit has altered its asset mix - reducing its equity expo-sure and putting more money into bonds and cash. Credit Suisse also last week appointed Leonhard Fischer to head Winterthur. Does Fischer - who ran investment banking at Germany's Dresdner Bank - have the right background to run an insurance firm? Says Mack: "We have a lot of insurance experts. What we need...
...Disputes were overshadowed by deals at the expo, however, as U.S. companies inked new multi-million-dollar pacts with government-run hotels, restaurants and supermarkets, as well as foreign-run enterprises on the island. Some reasoned that engaging Cuba economically will, in the long run, help transform the country democratically. Michael Walter, 33, president of Splash Tropical Drinks in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., was poised to sign a marketing partnership in Cuba and the Caribbean with Cuba's state-owned rum company, Havana Club. "If a country is a threat to us, that's one thing, but I don't think...