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...satisfied with being an actor, singer and producer, Lau is currently in the scripting phase of a new movie that he's tipped to star in and?for the first time?direct. But this willingness to try out different aspects of the movie business doesn't mean his newfound seriousness about acting is likely to wane anytime soon. Kicked back in a red tracksuit in a hotel suite on Tea Mountain after a long day on the Daggers set, Lau makes it clear that he is more committed to acting than ever, even if that means taking on tough challenges...
When I heard of Bryant and McDaniel’s newfound profession, two things immediately happened...
When U.S. troops ousted Saddam Hussein a year ago, American officials and companies held certain assumptions about Iraq's prospects. With the dictator gone, businesses would reopen and drive an economic boom with their newfound freedoms. Traders would pile across the six borders, selling goods to consumers denied foreign items during 13 years of sanctions. Entrepreneurs would scramble for reconstruction contracts worth billions. Investment would pour in from millions of Iraqi exiles--including hundreds of thousands...
...salary cap reduction comes in the wake of increased scrutiny from alumni, who have called the fund manager payouts inordinate. A group of seven graduates in the Class of 1969, whose November letter to Summers drew newfound attention to the issue, reiterated their objections in another letter this month...
...flip side of the newfound enthusiasm for Shiism among some in Washington is the assumption that killing Shiites has now become a priority for al-Qaeda. Princeton scholar Michael Doran, writing in the Washington Post, argues that the recent "Zarqawi letter" proposing a campaign of terror against Iraqi Shiites, "even if it is a forgery, faithfully expresses al-Qaeda's attitude toward sectarianism." This, he deduces from the implacable hatred of Shiism at the heart of the Wahabi religious tradition in Saudi Arabia and its acolytes elsewhere, and in this article - and in a lengthier exposition in Foreign Affairs...