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...other for the Argentinian one. These franchises within franchises, says Diego Lerner, president of Disney Latin America, build "closer links with the communities we're aiming for and respect the local cultural environment." In Mexico, the hero plays soccer, not basketball, while his Argentinean counterpart plays rugby. Similar local HSM-inspired movies are planned for Brazil, Russia and India - where the hero will be a cricketer. These spin-offs - which come with marketing tie-ins of their own - allow Disney "to become a real global company," observes Lerner. "By making local movies on top of the original, we're adding...
...ground running. Over the course of its current five-game win streak, the team has tallied an astounding 17 goals. For a team earlier in the season, which could only muster the bare minimum, this is a revelation. Facing No. 20 Princeton on Saturday, the Crimson needed a similar effort from its talented sophomore to take over first place in the Ivies. Just 22 seconds into the game, Sheeleigh delivered when took the ball up the right side of the goal, dribbled past the entire Tiger defense, and crossed a perfect ball to the foot of junior Kelli Okuji...
...renovations. “Yale has really taken advantage of their basement spaces in all their houses by building multimedia rooms, theatres in their basements, building performance spaces in their basements, having a printing press in the basement of one of their colleges,” Sundquist said, echoing similar sentiments expressed by Nelson and Gehrke. “In terms of public space, they’ve done a great job of providing that.” “You can imagine,” he added, “what it would be like if Eliot, Kirkland...
...Humbled and no doubt shamed by the world-wide attention the now infamous fling attracted, Strauss-Kahn echoed similar sentiments in responding to the finding, saying "I very much regret the incident and I accept responsibility...
...That's already happening as the IMF assumes its more traditional function of providing funds to cash-strapped nations confronting turmoil. Late last week, for example, the organization struck a tentative agreement to extend Iceland a $2 billion loan; similar accords are expected to be made with other countries badly in need of economic stability amid the current upheaval, including Hungary and the Ukraine. Nations with more stable economies that are badly hurting for access to foreign currency like South Korea and Brazil, meanwhile, may also soon turn to the IMF for help...