Almost every geeky convention you can attend has a costume competition, and New York Comic Con (NYCC) is no exception.

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Harry, a longtime supporter of charities that rehabilitate war veterans, will attend several events at the 2013 Warrior Games, a competition in which veteran athletes from both Britain and the United States take part.

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But the general approaches--investing in productive resources, opening up to competition and restructuring, properly promoting exports, maintaining stable and reliable public policy--attend all successes.

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Exchange rules may permit the Chinese authorities to attend the board meetings of listed companies, something that might not bother the NYSE, which does not face competition from Chinese exchanges in its home markets of Europe or America, but would probably horrify a global bank.

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The NBA and NHL seasons are in direct competition with each other on the calendar, and the demographics and socioeconomic background of the fans that actually attend games are not altogether as different as one might presume.

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