And this in turn raises two difficulties for the concept of a new American empire.
Some conservative Republicans have identified China as a new "evil empire, " succeeding the former Soviet Union as the glue for the party's foreign policy.
Anyone who gets all ten right will receive a signed copy of the new paperback edition of Empire State of Mind (complete with a new foreword by Steve Forbes himself).
It is a situation made to order for Iran, with its aspirations to dominate the region in a new caliphate, or empire.
Founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google has redefined search by inventing a new advertising model and created a vast business empire.
It seems a development team at MicroProse has been working on Star Trek: The Next Generation--Birth of the Federation, a new Trek-based empire builder built upon the foundation set by MicroProse's Civ II and Master of Orion II.
This week, the release of Revenge of the Sith completes a six-movie, 15 hour sequence in which the trilogy of films released in the last six years (The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and now Revenge of the Sith) form a prequel to the original Star Wars films released between 1977 and 83, numbered parts IV-VI (A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi).
Two decades after the Kremlin started beating the retreat from the Soviet empire, a new hegemony, based on pipelines rather than tanks, is advancing and shows every sign of proving durable.
Conservation is a fairly new idea - ivory used to be a major staple of British Empire trading.
Atop a new Russia determined to rebuild its old empire, Mr. Putin decided to go for the jugular with Ukraine -- cutting off the gas, in the middle of winter, just before the Orthodox Christmas.
It hasn't been just new projects that are making headlines: In November, even the Empire State Building got a makeover, when the owners installed a new LED light system whose millions of colors can ripple, cross-fade, strobe and burst in time to the tunes of Alicia Keys or a special New Year's show.
They're building a French wine empire by taking cues from their New World counterparts, using simpler labels and emphasizing regions recently embraced by the U.S. consumer: Spain, Chile, Argentina and the once- neglected Languedoc region of France.
Chang's edgy, in-your-face style not to mention a deft hand with steamed pork buns has spawned a global empire of media and restaurants, including New York's Momofuku Ko and Ma Peche some of the hottest, hard-to-get tables in the city.
Another Haverfordest resident receiving a 2013 new year's honour is music teacher and choir leader Shirley Williams, who is awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM).
The interview, one of a series in Empire on Bond, came ahead of new Bond film Skyfall.
He could even lend a modest air of respectability to the dying days of his presidency by starting to mould a new policy towards the whole of Russia's former empire.
The remarkable tally speaks to the generosity and success of New York City's mayor, who grew a business empire after leaving Baltimore.
Based in White Plains, New York, the company is a remnant of the sprawling empire assembled, on the back of an ancient telegraph business, by Harold Geneen, the famous conglomerator of the 1960s.
The upbeat news from abroad helped lift U.S. stocks as investors shook off the Empire State Index, a gauge of manufacturing in New York that came in at negative 7.7, indicating worsening conditions and a shakier outlook.
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For instance, having a single figure in charge of intelligence probably makes sense, but even Mr Negroponte's new power will not give him a real grip on his sprawling empire (much of which is run by the Defence Department).
The Frontiers of the Roman Empire UNESCO World Heritage Site has become the focus of a new online art and design learning resource.
The opening words from Cyrus to his new empire are very much what would have been expected of a conquering hero.
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The new building's immediate neighbors are mansarded Second Empire survivals, a domed Ukrainian Orthodox church, and brash contemporary commercial interlopers a motley architectural crew.
Like an estimated 3, 647 ethnic Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, Kadorian's father bought a life insurance policy from New York Life Insurance Co.
The Empire State manufacturing index released by the New York Federal Reserve showed a reading of (negative)- 7.8 for June, compared with expectations for a positive 12.
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Mr. Paulson has made a very successful career, an immense personal fortune and an astounding financial empire at the New York-based investment house, Goldman Sachs.
This month we profile the Swedish renegades at Acne Studios, who built a fashion empire on a few simple counterintuitive rules, while photographer Nathaniel Goldberg shoots the new rugged style in the Utah desert.
Khan, while declining to address specific complaints, said that any safety issues are dealt with promptly and said he has a strong relationship with the UAW. At three UAW-organized plants in his empire, he said more than 90% of workers voted to ratify a new contract.
Skanska provides a detailed case study of how they were able to retrofit their New York City headquarters in the Empire State Building and first commercial building in Scandinavia to achieve LEED Platinum precertification.
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There a new dynasty, uniting the country's west and east, set out to create a great empire.
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