Couple Power

A biographer traces the rise of the woman who spoke for China.(Conversation with Hannah Pakula)(Madame Chiang Kai-shek)(Interview)
World War II; 1/1/2010; 1651 words; ...Modern China, her rich portrait of China's wartime power couple and the culture that shaped them. What drew you to Madame...manipulated people below him so nobody ever got too much power. Then he wouldn't have to worry about them. This had...

School Reform's New Chief Financial Officer; The education chief tackles test scores and teacher pay.(Arne Duncan)(Interview)
U.S. News & World Report; 1/1/2010; 1142 words; ...stimulus funding, Education Secretary Arne Duncan has more power to create change than any of his predecessors. He spoke with...more difficult, but what's the alternative? Sit back for a couple years and accept the status quo? Accept incremental change...

Ladies Night Out gets creative
Evanston Review (IL); 12/31/2009; 754 words; Ladies Night Out: The Healing Power of Art with Caren Rudman7-9 p.m. Thursday...December to pose again.Jan. 7, The Healing Power of Art will be led by Caren Rudman, an...The meditation will be followed by a couple of creative projects that "are freeing...

OPERA
The Independent - London; 12/28/2009; 572 words; ...gleam of his upper register, forced him to withdraw after a couple of acts.It can't be easy making your house debut halfway...Mimi for the first time at this address, summoned impressive power at the top of her range but was less convincing in portraying...

How horses gallop into our hearts
The Independent - London; 12/28/2009; 665 words; ENJOYABLE AS it has been these last couple of days to see South African wickets tumbling...the Maradona ... hell, the Phil "The Power" Taylor of the turf. But it is an invidious...revere. We can admire a horse's galloping power without wondering why we weren't similarly...