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...China and the World Stage John Lee's clear reminder of China's vastly different historical perspective versus that of the U.S. is a point not made often enough [March 8]. Where the U.S. sees a four-year electoral cycle, China is still making decisions with generations in mind. Lee misses one key factor, though, regarding China's seemingly silent role on the world stage: rather than seeing it as beneath them, China's leaders have avoided interfering in other countries' affairs for the simple reason that they don't want anyone having reason to interfere with their...
...giant wind turbine stands over Dagenham Heathway like an exclamation point. To Ford Motor Co., the U.S. corporation that erected it six years ago, the turbine is a vigorous declaration of modernity, generating the sustainable energy that drives what it calls a "global center of excellence for diesel engineering." These days, however, the 394-ft. (120 m) structure seems to punctuate the cry of pain that was once a busy shopping street in this hardscrabble East London suburb. Ford Dagenham produced as many as 340,617 cars annually and employed 40,000 people at its peak in the 1960s. Ford...
...loose expenses regimen to subsidize their pay, some of them charging taxpayers for such essentials as moat cleaning, duck houses and sparkly toilet seats. Charisse can't even be bothered to cast a protest ballot for the BNP. "I don't vote," she says. "What's the point? Politicians are only out for what they can get." (See pictures of Tony Blair's 10 years as Prime Minister...
Tharp, 68, is talking in her penthouse apartment overlooking New York City's Central Park. It's an airy, loftlike space with blond wood floors where, if you're lucky, she'll show off a step or two to illustrate a point. Pixieish and intense, she talks fast, stares hard, answers questions with more questions. It's not hard to understand her reputation as a prickly taskmaster...
...time, and contributing a bit of knowledge about it can be humbling and satisfying. "Every galaxy has a story to tell. They are beautiful, mysterious, and show how amazing our universe is," says Aida Berges, a homemaker in Puerto Rico who has classified 150,000 galaxies - at one point putting in 16-hour days. "It was love at first sight when I started in Galaxy Zoo ... It is a magical place, and it feels like coming home at last." (See pictures of five nations' space programs...