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...green investment in China, driven by lower fixed costs and intensifying demand for clean energy. "All clean ventures in China are nearly immediately profitable," says Roman Shaw, founding partner of Shanghai-based venture-capital fund DT Capital. "That rarely happens in the U.S." But while China is almost certain to become the world's biggest market for clean tech - the government is calling for 15% of the country's energy to come from renewables by 2020, the same target that President George W. Bush has threatened to veto in the U.S. - the nation's businesses have yet to show that...
...said Andy L. Cote, manager of Uno’s Chicago Grill on JFK St. City Sports, on Brattle St., has also seen an uptick in business as a result of the teams’ strong seasons. “It definitely helps business when they reach that certain plateau,” said Stephond D. Goler, manager at City Sports. Goler said sales of Celtics gear have picked up, a trend he attributed to the team’s strong season after a “terrible” past several years. Joe C. Higgins...
...three Americans of Middle Eastern descent. (They couldn't find a funny North Korean.) On the last leg of a regional tour playing to sold-out venues in Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, they arrived at the Casino Du Liban outside of Beirut with a certain sense of relief. Lebanon was the only country that allowed them to perform their routine with expletives undeleted - no small challenge for a modern American comedy act. "#@#%#$!" said frontman Ahmed Ahmed, as soon as he got on stage, as if to prove the point...
...only real opponent is oneself. Furthermore, the situations that arise in the movie hardly promote either of these ideas. In fact, many of the minor story lines are completely incoherent, with plot points coming out of nowhere and having inconclusive or confusing resolutions. While the movie has many shortcomings, certain actors kept the sinking ship afloat. Pastore (of “The Sopranos” fame) and Outkast’s Benjamin stand out as an unlikely and entertaining crime duo. Pastore, who is tough and sly, and Benjamin, who dresses effeminately and is highly intelligent, have great chemistry...
...United States) would actually make a...transplantable skilled or unskilled employee feel right at home,” writes Brouws. This transitory nature of American life is apparent in the speed with which derelict sites transform into franchised businesses before being abandoned once again. And yet there is a certain beauty in this constant metamorphosis of the landscape that both writer Fox and photographer Brouws disregard: the landscape is alive and changing from one year to the next, even if it is not necessarily “for the better.” Brouws describes his approach as a blend...