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Any athlete of Chinese descent who reaches the pros in America draws some attention in China, but nothing compared to the sensation that Lin has sparked on the mainland in the last two weeks.

But Facebook's control over the technical guidelines for what qualifies for free access and its ability to highlight its own services have sparked on-going backlash from net neutrality advocates.

Despite Obama's declarations Friday and the celebrations they have sparked on the liberal blogosphere, the Pentagon certainly seems to believe its forces may well be in Iraq after 2011.

The need to master factors affecting the performance of concrete has sparked research on its basic constituent, cement, whose properties are determined by one of the most critical cement hydration products, the calcium silicate hydrate.

The deal has sparked controversy on several counts.

Each has sparked debates on issues fundamental to a modern democracy's way of life.

An American news network's report labelling Kenya a "hotbed of terror" ahead of the US President's visit has sparked ridicule on Twitter.

Poland's support for Acta has sparked attacks on Polish government websites by the hacking collective Anonymous that left several of them unreachable off and on for days.

The latest recall, following reports that the accelerator in some models can become stuck in a depressed position, has sparked anger on online owner forums.

The change of government and the shift of ideology already has sparked protests on the streets of major cities and even at Cannes film festival, where Brazilian actors and film-makers said their country had suffered a coup.

Recent interest in nonideal iris imagery has sparked research on iris recognition in the visible spectrum.