I would be very surprised if we saw a boom in the name Palin.

And that' s as true of Beijing' s preservation movement as it is of the nation' s ferocious building boom.

In 2004, a Turkish dance, named "Fire of Anatolia" triggered a pervasive fever for belly dancing in China.

After the formation of the kingdom, in 1932, and the discovery of oil, in 1938, the kingdom entered a building boom never before witnessed.

Now everyone, from the movie critic to the average movie-goer, can participate in Oscar fever by trying to predict who the winners might be.