As a member of an uppercrust Nigerian family, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab received the best schooling, from the elite British International School in West Africa to the vaunted University College London.
The fallow plots of farmland on the edge of the artists' village of Songzhuang are a symbol of Chinese contemporary art's recent boom and bust cycle.
Lady Gaga performs at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on December 23, 2009 in Los Angeles.
Rihanna shops at Saks Fifth Ave on December 22,2009 in Beverly Hills.
China's urbanization is lagging 100-years behind the US and could help create sustainable economic development.
