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...Nevertheless, China is nowhere near as unified as foreigners - or even "we Chinese" - assume. Narrowly, this means that the people of Yunnan have little interest in a certain sporting event that will commence on August 8, 2008. One Yunnan truck driver, when asked about the Olympics, just shook his head in disgust. "So much money is being wasted," he said, the first time I'd heard someone in China refer so negatively to the Summer Games. "It's not going to make my life any better. Why should I care...
...Nevertheless, six pounds of choice Maine lobster and two weekends later, Putin delivered on a long-promised threat. Early Saturday morning, the Kremlin abruptly announced Putin's decree to halt Russia's participation in the CFE treaty due to "extraordinary circumstances ... which affect the security of the Russian Federation and require immediate measures...
...nationwide smoking ban in all public places is a sound policy that would benefit all countries, not just China. In the U.S., where only about 20 percent of adults smoke, the problem of second-hand smoke exposure is perhaps not as readily apparent as it is in China. Nevertheless, more states should follow the example set by California and New York and countries like France and England, where smoking is banned in most, if not all, public places. In addition to improving public health in that specific area, these bans raise awareness to the serious and often underestimated dangers...
...extract healthy profits from sickly parts, but Caterpillar is reman's top dog. It's estimated that sales for the Peoria, Illinois, farm and construction manufacturer's reman division were $1 billion in 2005 - a small share of the $36 billion in total revenues the company generated that year. Nevertheless, remanufacturing is one of Cat's fastest-growing units and it is expected to continue expanding by 12-15% a year through 2010. Steven L. Fisher, who heads Caterpillar's reman division, says Europe offers particularly alluring growth opportunities because, unlike in the Americas, its market is highly fragmented, "with...
...sure, the rise in single women encompasses some other important trends. An estimated 4 million of these unmarried women are cohabiting with their lovers, and a growing number are being more open about gay relationships. Nevertheless, single women as a group are wielding more and more clout. A Young and Rubicam study released earlier this summer labeled single women the yuppies of this decade, the blockbuster consumer group whose tastes will matter most to retailers and dictate our trends. The report found that nearly 60% of single women own their own home, buying them faster than single men; that single...