Word: staging
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...attempt to cut costs, and, you know, prevent the rally ending in a complete fiasco. Instead, organizers say they will be taking the rally back to “its roots.” Oh, and they’ve also procured a stage that won’t collapse...
Organizers this year are working under the shadow of what one student called the most “unsuccessful successful show ever” that saw thousands of students turn out for a highly anticipated show that ended in a nearly collapsed stage and one very pissed DJ Girl Talk...
...Although Egypt routinely wins the continent-wide African Nations Cup, it has not made it to the World Cup since 1990 (when it booked its passage with a win over Algeria). Being represented on the premier stage of the global game is no small feat for a country that is obsessed with both soccer and its national image. Nor have Egypt-Algeria encounters traditionally passed without incident: the 1989 qualifier was followed by riots in which an Egyptian team doctor lost an eye and Interpol issued an arrest warrant for an Algerian player...
...21st century, from climate change to nuclear proliferation to economic recovery, are challenges that touch both our nations and challenges that neither of our nations can solve by acting alone. That's why the United States welcomes China's efforts in playing a greater role on the world stage - a role in which a growing economy is joined by growing responsibilities." (See pictures of Barack Obama in Asia...
...chaos. But now China's booming economy and resilience in the face of the global slowdown have left it in a prime position. It holds nearly $800 billion in U.S. Treasuries, making it Washington's biggest creditor. But Beijing is still not confident in acting on the world stage for any interest besides its own. A recent survey of Chinese élites by Pacific Forum CSIS, a Honolulu-based foreign policy research institute, found that more than 90% rejected a special leadership role for China and more than 70% said the greatest contribution the country could provide the world would...