In 2008 the World Bank rated it the third richest country in the world, in terms of GDP per head at purchasing-power parity.
Rather than challenge American power head-on, China is putting on a friendly regional face.
Babar -- Badou -- Witzy the Duck -- Twig from the Wompkees -- Olive The Osterich -- Miffy the Bunny -- Power Panther -- Mr. Potato Head -- Mrs.
But for the time being, Iceland is a world leader in developing new sources of geothermal energy, and the government is taking advantage of that head-start by inviting new power-hungry industries to its shores.
Franklin had tried to head off a return to such great-power rivalry by constructing an international order founded on great-power co-operation.
Wiens, 27, was injured in 2008 when he was volunteering at his church and his head got too close to a high-voltage power line.
New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine was co-head of the company with Paulson until a power struggle left him on the outs.
The question ultimately becomes one of balance: how does a school keep a successful head coach for the long-term without him assuming too much power?
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Nigel Davies' side rose to that in the opening period, matching the Tigers' renowned scrum power despite having a rookie at tight-head prop in Simon Gardiner.
Measured by purchasing-power, Chile has overtaken Argentina in income per head.
The appointment of Mr. Hamdallah means Palestinians are unlikely to head to elections any time soon, keeping Mr. Abbas in power as head of the Palestinian Authority, the Western-backed government that has a measure of self-rule over Palestinians in the West Bank.
Looking at real rates can help you determine how much your purchasing power may grow, says Mihir Worah, head of the real-return portfolio management team at Pacific Investment Management Co.
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Some politicians, including the head of the congressional committee that oversees the SEC, worry about ceding standard-setting power to the IASB.
For Mr Renato, the biggest difficulty for any family-run business is handing over power to the next generation when the current head of the family retires.
But exercising such power can be dangerous to the exerciser - Kumazaki was "promoted" to head a rural prosecutor's office following his successes in Tokyo.
More lately when a power-sharing government was formed at Stormont, he was Sinn Fein's head of administration.
JPMorgan (nyse: JPM - news - people ) hired George "Beau" Taylor as managing director and head of gas and power trading.
The media also covered this development: Palin also just hired a lawyer to represent her during investigations of whether there was an abuse of power when her aides pressured the head of the state police to run her former brother-in-law off the force.
"Anything that would keep Saakashvili further away from the instruments of power is a plus for Russian-Georgian relations, " said Vyacheslav Nikonov, deputy head of the Russian parliament's international affairs committee.
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Egyptians head to the polls beginning Wednesday for historic elections -- the first democratic vote since President Hosni Mubarak was forced from power early last year.
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