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...while the government still focuses on their differences - theirs is a democracy, Indian officials note, where laws are debated and voted on rather than pushed through by an all-powerful one-party state - it also looks to the success of Beijing's economic reforms as a model for transforming its own country...
...factions in the United States who actively oppose granting marriage and other rights to homosexuals need to use their heads and look into their hearts on this one. Rather than trying to rapidly distance themselves from the once-beloved Pastor Ted, who was a spiritual leader and a role model for many religious Christians for years, they should take this time to consider what actually caused this man’s unfortunate downfall...
...pollution and overpopulation of the Indian city of Kanpur and indicated that four of Asia's 10 most polluted cities are in India. The report should be an eye opener for Indians. The dramatic resurgence of the Japanese port of Kitakyushu is inspiring and is surely an environmental role model. Indian cities should implement the Kitakyushu model, as Dalian in China has done, with a commitment to a cleaner future. Let us give a face-lift to the River Ganges like the one Dokai Bay had. Tougher government regulations will leave the work half done. Environment-friendly policies and improved...
There may not yet be any discerning Chinese collectors in the model of the influential Saatchi. But that's unlikely to affect the demand for modern Chinese art, since many of the newly minted millionaires simply don't have anywhere else to put their cash. "It's what I call the panic of new money," says Zhao, 45, who manages the venerable Courtyard Gallery. "The government is killing the property market, the stock market has been up and down like a bouncing ball, and people don't trust it. They can only buy so many Mercedes. They have...
There are two paths to music immortality: the Prince route and the Patty and Mildred Hill route. In the Prince model, you write a piece of music that people love so much, they seek it out, download it and turn up the radio whenever it comes on. The Hill sisters model is trickier; they composed the melody for Happy Birthday to You. They achieved their fame by writing a tune that people don't listen to so much as sing...