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...They were not shy at all about showing him in full crisis mode, much more unsanitized stuff than would normally be allowed," says Beijing-based scholar Russell Leigh Moses, who added that the scenes were clearly aimed at reassuring viewers that Wen and his fellow Communist Party leaders were making the utmost effort to bring relief to victims as rapidly as possible. "The government's legitimacy is very much dependent on its ability to show that it can care for and look after ordinary Chinese, and this case is one where they have clearly made a decision to make absolutely...
...apartment overlooks what expats somewhat offensively dub the "French Concession" - the old colonial name for the Luwan and Xuhui districts - although the almost exclusively white, champagne-sipping crowd certainly had something of a colonial air about it. The celebrity quota included actresses Melissa George, Jennifer Jason Leigh, January Jones and Ginnifer Goodwin, as well as ballet dancer Roberto Bolle and several generations of Ferragamo family members...
...Games have often been symbolic wars dressed in short pants. Beijing views this summer as its superpower debut, and the central government won't let separatists or free-thinking dissidents undermine its lockstep message. "At the highest levels," says China analyst Russell Leigh Moses, "showing some teeth is much more viable than marching off into the unknown of reform...
...Philip Glass. The resonance between the choreography and the title of the piece culminated towards the end. One of the male dancers evocatively lifted one of the female dancers, who seemed to transcend the boundary between life and death, perhaps returning to Earth after a period in Elysium. Jodi Leigh Allen, who will teach jazz classes next semester at the Harvard Dance Center, choreographed and costumed “B-Side,” another standout premiere. Dancers clad in black moved against a fiery red background to the artificial sounds of a synthesizer to produce a striking effect...
...peak-season rates were released back in early September, so clients know today exactly what they will pay next year without the fear of exchange fluctuations," says Sarah-Leigh Shenton, marketing manager for British-based Sanctuary Villas and Apartments, www.sanctuary-villas.com. The firm priced its products in dollars for the first time this year. "This helps drive early bookings for us, while offering savings of at least 15% for clients," Shenton says...