Word: kingdom
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...leads the toy soldiers into battle against the mice. With a little help from Clara, he defeats the mouse king and is transformed by Drosselmeyer into a handsome prince. After a lovely interlude in a snowy forest, Clara and her nutcracker travel in a magic balloon to the Kingdom of Sweets, where they are greeted by the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier and regaled by an array of exotic divertissements, ending with a beautiful pas de deux by their hosts...
...other church-goers. Still, I think it is unfair to represent religion, or pious agnosticism, as a ready-made answer to American individualism. Moreover, while church attendance may be good for society, it is unclear whether wide-scale doubt is equally good. Miles fails to show us what a kingdom of doubters would look like, if that is indeed where we are headed...
Many of his investments within Saudi Arabia may have an important and intended social impact outside the immediate control of the government. For example, his plan for a 4,000-student private school, Kingdom Academy, which will put emphasis on English and technical subjects, will give Saudi students a welcome alternative to government institutions that are strong on religious education. Another project will further cement Alwaleed's stature: the 30-story Kingdom Center, the tallest skyscraper in the Middle East, scheduled to open in downtown Riyadh in 2000. Associates say he is too busy making money to try jumping...
Jackson and the prince may be one of the strangest pairings in show business, but Alwaleed seems to be making it work. Last year he and the Gloved One set up a fifty-fifty venture called Kingdom Entertainment that led to an important deal with Sony, Jackson's record label. Jackson will serve as producer for a new label called MJJ (for Michael J. Jackson), which will release CDs by new singers and groups. The Alwaleed-Jackson company also acquired 55% ownership of Landmark Entertainment Group, famous for such design projects as the Forum shops at Caesars Palace...
Jackson has plenty of new moves in mind. They include a Kingdom Entertainment movie starring himself, to be filmed next year and, not surprisingly, exploiting his and the prince's shared interest in theme parks; the prince already owns 24% of Disneyland Paris...