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...future, leaders of the E.U. can no longer avoid the hard question: Is a common foreign policy what its member states - and their domestic political constituencies - really want? If it isn't, then the rest of the world can adjust its expectations accordingly. If it is, then Europeans can start the real work of public diplomacy, speaking out for their asserted virtues of tolerance, compromise and liberality, not in a condescending way, but in one that explains how the world's true dark continent in the 20th century found a path to peace. And the E.U. could work harder...
...Still, overseas influences aren't excluded. Septwolves maintains foreign designers on its staff, and its advertising campaigns use both foreign and Chinese models. But there's no ambiguity about the target. "We've designed styles that are especially tailored to the Chinese," Zhou says. When Chinese consumers really start to make their mark on the world economy, we can expect a lot more of the same...
...Chinese companies sometimes start out as carbon copies of successful overseas ventures. But replication doesn't happen overnight. Take Ctrip, the market leader for online travel reservations. The company, founded in 1999, initially hoped to be an instant Chinese version of Expedia but soon realized that rushing to provide the same features of the U.S. travel website - which offers package tours, hotel reservations, plane tickets, rental-car reservations and cruises, among other services - was a reckless, if not impossible, task. Instead, it focused on mastering one service before adding another. (See pictures of Chinese investment in Africa...
When Uwe and Hannelore heard that the judge had ruled in their favor, they celebrated by taking their five children - who range in age from 4 to 12 - to Baskin-Robbins for ice cream. But the next day, they were back to their regular schedule. Lessons start at 9 a.m. and end at around 4 p.m. The school-age kids are learning all the usual subjects - math, science, etc. - with the help of textbooks and other teaching materials, in compliance with state law. The family has also joined a local group that organizes activities and field trips once a week...
When Zach Hofeld allowed three runs in the top of the first inning, it looked to be a rough start to a new season...