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Many fans of the popular “Twilight” saga and its film franchise would like to maintain the illusion that the Cullens’ sparkling diamond-like skin is merely an unfortunate sun-induced vampire affliction, or that Taylor Lautner’s transformation into a werewolf in the film version of “New Moon” is a manifestation of a Quilete tribe member’s coming-of-age in a troubled, vampire-ridden world...
...Baidu got traction in its home market by focusing its search engine on China-centric information. "Initially, we were better [than Google] on stuff a Chinese Internet user would search for," says one insider. "They've since closed that gap somewhat, but that emphasis early helped us get and maintain our lead.'' Baidu has also introduced a question-and-answer service called "Baidu Knows," which is a hit. And the company just won a big legal battle when a popular music-download function it offers was cleared of copyright infringement by a Beijing court. The complaint had been brought against...
...it’s even harder to maintain that dominance and consistency heading into the next game. One week after soundly defeating Columbia and Cornell by 18 and 16 points, respectively, the Harvard women’s basketball team (11-7, 2-2 Ivy) traveled to Princeton, N.J., on Friday night, feeling confident as it took on the Tigers...
Burch said that she arranged the portraits in the exhibit not by the subject’s department or position within the University but by pure “aesthetic,” in order to maintain “a diverse representation near each other...
...basic training—a new policy with so much potential for controversy should not be instated while troops are in combat. That said, we do not wish to pass judgment on how and where soldiers should reveal their sexual orientation, if they choose to at all; we merely maintain that the military’s emphasis on such a broad integration should occur in an environment that is less emotionally taxing than combat...