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...return his son to his estranged wife, when his car hits and kills a small boy. Panicked, he flees the scene, becoming a guilt-ridden hit-and-run driver. In the latter, a father goes out to buy ice cream for his family, intervenes in a street corner act of domestic violence and is murdered for his trouble. Both movies concern themselves primarily with the aftermath of these shocking crimes, Reservation Road far more successfully than Things We Lost in the Fire...
There's a law called HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) that makes it illegal for doctors to reveal anything about their patients, not even their names; you are forbidden, for example, from having names written on charts visible to other patients. The goal, I guess, is to avoid situations like: "Hey, Mom, did you know that lady from church has syphilis?" Of course, we couldn't put a bag over Johnny's head, and he wouldn't have wanted that. He seemed happy for everyone to know him. The slow, cheerful deliberateness with which he acknowledged each...
...what Rudd, 50, is selling most is change - the NEW LEADERSHIP blazoned on Labor's billboards. "My central appeal is that we need new leadership with fresh ideas," he said. Howard, 68, stressed his government's experience and willingness to act on principle rather than opinion polls. "We don't need old leadership, we don't need new leadership. We need the right leadership," he said. Both leaders are prepared to fight hard - "down to the wire," Rudd said. But as the campaign revs up, it's Mr. New who seems to be in the driver's seat...
...neighborhood has united in opposing this act of destruction,” Townley said...
...replaced due to damage, all the plumbing was upgraded, energy-efficient lighting was added, and the locker rooms were fitted with tiling and stall showers. A ramp was also built at the front entrance for handicap access, making the building compliant with the regulations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Before the renovation, “the systems were bad, the infrastructure was failing,” Gibson said, citing sewer leakage, fire safety concerns, accessibility issues, and electrical failures. For instance, the electrical circuit fuses blew if all of the treadmills were being used simultaneously, Gibson said. The look...