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...saying that Iron Man (actually, as Tony says, "Gold-Titanium Alloy Man") is some gigantic Gandhi. Nonviolent resistance is a sanctified political strategy, but as the key to Act Three of a comic-book movie, it kinda sucks. For Stark, his cool new gadget is both a fun toy (he can fly inside it, attracting the attention of military planes) and a weapon (for the climactic face-off with Iron Monger, a larger version of Iron Man). These are the episodes, executed with plenty of technical panache, which will keep young eyes stuck on the screen this weekend. Kids will...
...lungs were filled to their physiological capacity, and then forced additional air into the lungs by swallowing, hard. Using this technique, Blaine was able to cram another quart's worth of air into his already full lungs, Potkin estimates. (He also fasted before before the actual record breaking act, in order to have more room for his lungs to expand without bumping up against a full stomach.) In a study of five elite free divers, who descend to scuba-diving depths without the aid of equipment, Potkin found that the lung packing was "associated with deeper dives and longer holding...
...Grove's government is getting in on the act too, attempting to attract new businesses to the town, notably large health-care providers. "In five to 10 years," says Cody Tubbs, Elk Grove's interim city manager, "we think we will be the medical hub of South Sacramento County." Those efforts, plus the sharp reduction in housing prices, have created a new surge of interest in Elk Grove. The last residence we see on our tour is a 2,067-sq.-ft. (192 sq m) A-frame with four bedrooms and three baths for $282,000, down from...
...McCain’s task of keeping Republican core voters and party leaders satisfied while attempting to appeal to more moderate or independent voters requires a difficult juggling act. He needs to be more aware of the potential consequences of any step taken in either direction. His remarks against Bush at Xavier would have been consistent with his platform if he had not dutifully accepted Bush’s support and praised him a month earlier. Perhaps some Republican voters would have been similarly offended if McCain had more openly deflected Bush’s support...
...recent negative tactics of his campaign. "Over the past month or so, we've been getting whacked ... and sometimes we've been hitting back in ways that we're really not about." It was as if Obama were putting his personal gyroscope in order for the main act, the press conference in which he said he was "appalled" and "outraged" by his former pastor's views. He did this with typical restraint-his demeanor, as always, precisely presidential-but also with the sad and belated realization that the Wright controversy was not merely a "distraction." It was this year...