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...Many of these Chinese-run companies thrive by acting as cultural interpreters. With slowing sales at home, plenty of Japanese firms are looking to China's growing middle class to sustain profits. Who better than expatriate Chinese engineers to advise researchers, for instance, that Chinese like their cell phones painted gold or red? (Japanese, by contrast, prefer white or silver hues.) "With the U.S. and Japan, everyone expects there to be big differences in terms of business culture," says TV director Zhang. "But with China and Japan, even Japanese are often surprised that we don't operate the same...
...gets boad and layup. 56-66. 6:57 McGreary gets fouled, he'll shoot two, as will the Crimson from not here on out. He makes both, and the Crimson is staying in it by going 15-16 from the line this game. 58-66. But can the Crimson sustain a defensive effort? Magnerelli gets steal, but offensive foul for Crimson. Housman and Pusar finally back with 6:18 to play, down 8. See if the Crimson can finally make a bucket here. 5:47 Pusar gets up for big offensive board on another McGreary miss. He'll shoot...
...Malaysia as is attracted to it. "There's no question we accomplished a lot over the past 50 years," says Ramon Navaratnam, president of the Malaysia office of Transparency International, the corruption watchdog. "But if we don't face up to [our] problems, we will not be able to sustain the same level of success over the next 50 years...
...other hand, cigarettes can do wonderful things too. They make decidedly uncool people (like myself) socially passable. They are a great conversation starter if you’re trying to score a date. They sustain you on a late-night Adderall binge with a paper due tomorrow...
That shared fear is the reason that all the parties will take up their seats in Annapolis, and why it won't be a mere photo op. But to avoid becoming the peace conference to end all peace, Rice must sustain this new approach to addressing conflict in the Middle East...