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...Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) required that federally-funded institutions like the Peabody initiate dialogues with federally recognized tribes about the artifacts in museums. The Peabody’s collection of Native American artifacts is one of the largest in the nation subject to NAGPRA’s regulations, according to Repatriation Coordinator Patricia A. Capone, who is an associate curator at the Peabody and an anthropology lecturer. Capone describes NAGPRA as a catalyst for productive discussion between tribes and museums...
...please the masses with a standard fantasy epic plot and sprinklings of cheesy dialogue. Compared to his off-beat earlier works, this film definitely lacks the artistic risk-taking that makes for a quality film. Much like the “Avatar” sensation that took the nation by storm but whose plot rang a little too close to that of Pocahontas, “Alice in Wonderland” works its magic with eye-popping animation but falls short of achieving any kind of substantive originality or psychological stimulation...
Unfortunately for Caputo, the finals would not prove as satisfying. The sixth-ranked grappler in the nation faced difficult competition from No. 4 Michael Cannon of American University, and the Crimson senior fell...
...Chinese military analysts have explained the rapid spending increase as normal for a large nation climbing out of decades of poverty. "Although China now has a growing military demand, it has always upheld the principle of peaceful development. The double-digit increases in the past should be interpreted as compensational growth," says Zhao Zongjiu, deputy secretary-in-general at Shanghai Institute for International Strategic Studies, a government-backed think tank. "I predict that, given the current policy environment, the growth rate of military expenses will remain roughly on the same level as China's GDP growth in the next...
...China's 2010 military budget, which is awaiting legislative approval, will be $78 billion. That would make it second only to the United States, which for 2010 has a total budget of $663.8 billion. U.S. spending is equivalent to 4.7% of the nation's GDP, while China's defense outlay equals about 1.5% of its estimated...