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September 11, 2001 – too painful to remember, too horrible to forget
I've long been a believer in the concept of cause and effect as it relates to shaping our lives. I first learned about it in an eighth grade U.S. history class and it's influenced my thinking, learning and writing since — probably the way I live...Tags: History, Radio, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Jiffy Lube International, Inc., Japan
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Building the global university
At the turn of the 20th century, Professor Woodrow Wilson said that every man sent out from a university should be a man of his nation as well as a man of his time. At the beginning of the 21st century, we can say that every person sent out from a...Tags: Regional Authority, Conservation, Executive Branch, Woodrow Wilson, University of Maryland, College Park
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SARS prompts early end to Hopkins program in China
SunSpot StaffThe Johns Hopkins University said today that it will end its joint graduate studies program in Nanjing, China, early because of the SARS epidemic. The 100 students in the program, co-sponsored by Hopkins' Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Colleges and Universities, Continuing Education, China, Political Systems
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Students trade discoveries with kids half a world away
The friendly conversation began with "ni hao," which means "hello" in Mandarin.
From there, a dozen students from second through ninth grade recently gathered at Dr. John Grieco Elementary School in Englewood, N.J., to discuss everything from music to...Tags: Movies, Justin Bieber, Students, Johnny Depp, Teaching and Learning
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Ferrari leaves black mark on ancient Chinese relic
CNNA historic site in China's former capital that dates back more than 600 years to the Ming Dynasty was damaged Sunday after a Ferrari raced across it prior to a publicity event for the Italian carmaker, the official Xinhua news agency said. The Ferrari...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering
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'Flowers of War,' starring Christian Bale, premieres in Beijing
24 FramesDirector Zhang Yimou’s epic new film "The Flowers of War" doesn't open in the United States until Dec. 23, but the movie, starring Christian Bale and set amid the 1930s Japanese occupation of the Chinese city of Nanjing, premiered Sunday in the... -
'Flowers of War's' Zhang Yimou: Censorship limits Chinese films
24 Frames"The Flowers of War": Director Zhang Yimou said that he while he expected total artistic freedom during the making of the movie "The Flowers of War," starring Christian Bale, he also felt Chinese censorship limits filmmakers' options.... -
'Flowers of War's' Zhang Yimou on China's future — and Tom Hanks
24 Frames"The Flowers of War" director Zhang Yimou says China's rapidly growing film market will bring more foreign films into the country and, he hopes, more actors from the United States. Could Tom Hanks be one of them?... -
Christian Bale, low-profile, until he's not. Just ask Zhang Yimou.
24 FramesChristian Bale in "The Flowers of War": Chinese director Zhang Yimou had nothing but praise for Christian Bale during an interview earlier this year on the set of "The Flowers of War," which stars Bale as an unlikely American hero as the Japanese raid the... -
'Flowers of War' goes truly global
In a globalized age, Chinese and American pop culture mix in unexpected ways. Taiwanese singers borrow from hip-hop and R&B. Locked-out NBA players join mainland basketball teams. And Batman — or, at least, the man who plays him — is called...Tags: Movies, Juvenile Delinquency, Empire of the Sun (movie), Saving Private Ryan (movie), World War II (1939-1945)
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China Says Actor Christian Bale Should Be "Embarrassed"
Staff Writer"Batman" star Christian Bale should feel embarrassed for trying to visit a human rights activist while he was in China to promote a movie the country has submitted for an Oscar, a government spokesman said Wednesday. Bale was physically stopped by...Tags: Movies, Entertainment Events, Hillary Clinton, Demonstration, Human Rights
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China: A domestic wine industry starts to take root
A few months before the 2008 Beijing Olympics, I read a blog post by an Atlantic Monthly correspondent about Chinese wine.
Chinese what?
I grew up outside New York City, where I ate hundreds of pounds of lo mein and pork-fried rice but didn't see, taste...Tags: Grapes, French Literature, England, Consumer Goods Industries, Phoenix (music group)
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