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...seemingly silent role on the world stage: rather than seeing it as beneath them, China's leaders have avoided interfering in other countries' affairs for the simple reason that they don't want anyone having reason to interfere with their own. An empowered interventionist movement at a global level would no doubt focus on Xin?jiang, Tibet and other topics that Beijing sees as entirely domestic - and it doesn't want to give additional credence to U.S.-led efforts in this space. Rather than looking down on a historical pecking order of nations, China is simply leaving well enough alone...
...Rogen and Jackie Chan helped 2008's Kung Fu Panda reach its $60.2 million opening weekend, or that Reese Witherspoon, Rogen, Paul Rudd, Hugh Laurie and Stephen Colbert lent heft to last spring's Monsters vs Aliens ($59.3 million). Dragon's lead, Jay Baruchel, isn't yet at that level of star wattage. Audiences had to be sold on the movie by its teen-trains-a-dragon premise and, even more, by the DreamWorks brand name; the studio's hope was that people would see the movie, enjoy it, then tell or text their friends...
Certain markets are faring better than others. Boston, parts of southern California, Houston and Dallas have seen sales and prices start to pick up. Even though California was the epicenter of the boom and bust, prices have bottomed in many of its markets, especially for entry-level buyers. "Whenever a foreclosed property comes onto the market [in California], usually there are 10 people ready to jump on it," says Yun. The weakest markets include Florida, Las Vegas and Phoenix, which saw the largest pricing gains in the bubble years, as well as Michigan and Ohio, where job losses have been...
Guan is in the research business for the long haul. She plans to continue working in the Liu laboratory to complete her thesis and take her investigations to the next level...
Having parents who know how to win had a major impact on Brent’s childhood, inspiring him to reach the high level of achievement that his parents attained...