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...seen 300 know that Snyder is in no way an actor's director. It's not the energizing ineptness of an exchange in an Ed Wood movie, or the carefully detailed high camp of the performances in David Lynch's Dune. It's just, mostly, inert. (The two self-starters are Haley, who does right by his grizzled role, and Morgan, a Robert Downey Jr. knockoff, who chews the scenery and his stogie with equal aplomb.) And while the climax is unusual in a comic-book movie - bad guy does very bad thing, then escapes his comeuppance by persuading folks...
...market may have to go through the tragedy of a self-correction that combines agony and duration. The economy may run through a cycle in which unemployment increases until labor costs fall to a nearly unimaginable level. Businesses will begin to hire again because they will have access to skilled workers at a fraction of what those people would have cost them a year ago. If that is the solution to the labor problem, the end of the recession is a long way from here...
...Several Eastern European countries, including Hungary, Romania, and the Baltic states, are in a state of near meltdown, yet Western nations are prioritizing their own domestic difficulties. In the name of self-preservation, European solidarity, and long-term political strength, western EU countries have no option but to aid their neighbors. As severe recessions plague even the strongest economies in Europe, however, the cost of solidarity will undeniably be expensive...
...health benefits. Participants, who were recruited from Boston and Baton Rouge, were provided with menus developed by registered dietitians and were given daily feedback on how close their meals were to their assigned diets. Participants could also choose to attend group sessions and learn about diet and behavioral self-management. Results showed a positive association between group session attendance and weight-loss, an interesting point that merits further research, Sacks said. “We’re now trying to understand the basis for...this huge difference between individual responses to the diet. Why are some people so successful...
...Gogh Award for Tortured Artistry and Self-Loathing...