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...there remains one category that people actually care about, it's Video of the Year, in which Winehouse's Rehab battles against Beyonce's Irreplaceable, Justice's D.A.N.C.E., Timberlake's What Goes Around? Come Around,, West's Stronger and Rihanna's Umbrella. Bet on Winehouse. But don't bet on a lot of people tuning...
...could imagine that some of the core facilities under the HSCI umbrella could be supported with state funding,” Reeve said...
...Still, being China's middleman can be both a blessing and a curse. The current low prices for pearls may also be a product of cheap labor. Japan's pearl farmers are organized into an umbrella association that sets prices and offers welfare to those who fall on hard times. By contrast, the Chinese producers are more vulnerable to exploitation: "Chinese farmers might as well be selling fruit or cattle," Cheng says. "Their only hope is to cover expenses. They have no idea how valuable their product can be and don't ask for higher prices...
...also had an agenda, which she pursued under the umbrella term beautification. At a time when environmentalism was a word few had heard, she did more to make Americans aware of the beauty and frailty of their natural surroundings than anyone since Teddy Roosevelt. Before there was an Earth Day, there was Lady Bird, pursuing her campaign to preserve national parks, fight pollution, plant wildflowers and banish billboards from around federal highways. In 1965 Congress passed the $325 million Highway Beautification Bill; everybody called it the Lady Bird Bill...
...Justice has been able to convince the democracy lovers that there is light at the end of the tunnel, that it's not impossible to end the rule of dictators backed by men in military uniform. Now it's time for other pro-democracy leaders to get under one umbrella and offer a progressive vision. Now is the time to sow the seeds of democracy in Pakistan and marginalize the nation's extremists. Arvind K. Pandey, Allahabad, India...