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Dates: during 1990-1999
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What Jiang's ringmasters have missed is that Deng's transforming moment was spontaneous, when he clapped a ten-gallon hat on his head in Texas and instantly conjured up the softer side of a regime the U.S. considered brutal, deceitful and threatening. Americans tend to judge countries in very human terms, so Jiang is going to have to find his own way to charm them into friendlier attitudes...
Rogers and Denike's in-your-face flamboyance complements the disproportionately low number of songs played from Honey, I'm Homely to make the show even more enjoyable. Most bands tend to showcase new material, but DHC makes a wise set list decision by including only some of the standouts on the recent album ("Lost Again," "Elvis & Me," "Whisky & Gin" and "Mr. Blue"). Many songs are straight from Lockjaw, including the punchy, bitter-sweet, nostalgic. "Shelly," and "Enough," their closest chance at breaking through to the pop radio realm. DHC even reaches back into their earlier days with "Skinhead Barbecue...
...People tend to downplay the government's faults because they are not directly affected by the persecution, Tong says...
Undergraduates who take out loans almost always choose federal loans instead of private loans, Miller said. Government loans tend to have lower interest rates and gentler repayment terms, he said...
...Tung?s defense of the currency is what drove markets down before ? and if push comes to shove, he will do so again, since Hong Kongers tend to value their currency more than they value their stocks. "Let the peg go," says TIME Asia correspondent John Colmley, "and the basis of the Hong Kong economy collapses." Even $85 billion may not be enough to defend it, he warns, if currency vultures like George Soros move in. So hang on to your seat belts: Messrs. Hang Seng and Dow Jones could be in for another one of their bumpy rides...