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...compelling enough. The effects of China's suburbanization are just beginning to ripple across Chinese society and the global economy. It's easy to understand the persistent strength in commodity prices - steel, copper, lumber, oil - when you realize that in Emerald Riverside construction crews used more than three tons of steel in the houses and nearly a quarter of a ton of copper wiring. There are 35 housing developments either just finished or still under construction in New Songjiang alone, a town in which 500,000 people will eventually live. And as Lu Hongjiang, a vice president...
...five films have their charms, or their poignancy, or their political message, or their steely fury--elements Oscar has often rewarded. None would shame the Academy by winning. No Country for Old Men has earned a ton of early awards, so it must be considered the favorite. It's marvelously assured, wonderfully gripping and acted to the hilt. It would be among the worthiest winners of the Best Picture award in the 80 years of Oscar...
...merger goes through, Microsoft will have the size to compete with Google in the online-advertising game, a fast-growing sector with a ton of potential. Size means greater efficiency and more inventory to offer advertisers. "The No. 1 thing we're trying to do is increase scale and increase capacity to give ourselves a better chance to be more successful more quickly," Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told analysts on Monday. "It's not primarily about scaling down. It's about scaling...
...couldn’t find the court,” suffered Harvard’s only loss, 6-2, 6-2.HARVARD 4, WILLIAM AND MARY 3The William and Mary match came down to the wire. “In my four years we’ve been in a ton of close matches, and I think this is the first one we actually won,” Nguyen said.Tied at 3-3, the outcome of the match came down to a third set between each team’s No. 1. Clayton was up, 5-4, serving for the dual match...
...Pipitone, and Amanda Slaight—competed in the meet. Pangilinan led her classmates with three wins, while Papadakis and Pipitone each grabbed a first-place finish in the dive events and Kolbe set an American paralympic record in the 50-yard butterfly. “We had a ton of family and friends in the stands, which was great especially since it was intersession and a lot of students were away,” co-captain Lindsay Hart said of the team’s strong performance, The meet was only the Crimson’s second after...