Word: act
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...welfare vs. on the job. Indeed, Europe's overall fiscal health and strong growth prospects present a golden opportunity to launch those moves. But like all other opportunities, it may be fleeting. Says Romano Prodi, head of the European Commission, the regulatory arm of the E.U.: "We must act now, because the challenges facing us cannot wait...
...prison time was shortened for good behavior, and he would have been released last year. But Florida had changed the rules in 1998 with the Jimmy Ryce Act (named for a nine-year-old Miami boy kidnapped, raped and murdered by a sexual predator). The statute meant that Whitsett could be held and "treated" until he was no longer considered dangerous. That could mean forever. He was placed with 100 or so of Florida's worst convicted and "released" sexual predators in the Martin Treatment Center, a converted county jail, where he awaited a civil hearing...
...sharpshooters) surround the center. Inside, there are no corrections officers, only "therapeutic assistants" who must guard the detainees using pepper spray, not guns. Whitsett roomed in an open "pod" with 15 bunks, not a cell. The staff offers intense psychological treatment but cannot force participation. The Jimmy Ryce Act is so constitutionally murky that Whitsett could not even be called an inmate. He was, rather, a "resident...
...destined to go wrong--and with bead-eyed, lipless creatures who have more lower teeth (six or eight) than upper (four). These features give his characters a perpetually dazed expression, as if they've been beaten goofy by life's inequities and iniquities. Simply to keep going is an act of heroism...
...report on the Cannes Film Festival [LETTER FROM CANNES, May 29], Richard Corliss referred to the film Dancer in the Dark. He said it "showcased the minimal talents of Icelandic pop star Bjork. She's a quadruple-threat artiste: can't act, can't dance, can't sing, can't compose." This movie went on to capture the prestigious Palme d'Or, and Bjork won the best-actress award. Exactly who is the incompetent one here, Bjork or your critic? ERLENDUR S. ORSTEINSSON Reykjavik...