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...film." Sixteen years later, that vision is finally reaching completion on the set at London's Pinewood Studios, where the ingenue, Christine, and her beloved Raoul are pledging their noisy passion on a make-believe rooftop of the Paris Opera. Fake snow swirls, and an orchestra assaults the eardrums. Amid the chaos, Schumacher appears relaxed, even louche, as he watches the action through his monitor. He's having a good time. And he's just one of many directors out to revive the movie musical - a trend that began when Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge squeaked out a small profit...
...Turning 35 is just about the limit beyond which it becomes more difficult to have and raise children," she says. "My company is not uncaring, but in Italy you're either seen as ambitious or not. And having a child is seen as a sign that you're not." Amid all the bad news, there are positive signs. For one, European Commission studies suggest that throughout Europe, women say they would like to have more children than they do. One way to make that possible is to ensure that the goals of career and parenthood are compatible. That seems...
...might be difficult, admittedly. Amid the inevitable, expectant hush, in fact, it may all seem so astoundingly wrong given what you, his peers, have been so trained to think and understand...
Schindel wasted little time vindicating his new coach, however, solidifying his stranglehold on the starting role in Harvard’s season opening win against Holy Cross, contested amid the remnants of Hurricane Ivan...
...Barroso's new lineup in a vote set for this week. Italy's Silvio Berlusconi nominated Foreign Minister Franco Frattini to replace Rocco Buttiglione, who had angered parliamentarians with his comments on gays and women. The Latvian government replaced its much-criticized nominee, Ingrida Udre, with diplomat Andris Piebalgs. Amid a minor reshuffle that saw Hungarian Laszlo Kovacs moved from energy to tax, Neelie Kroes - the embattled Dutch candidate for Competition Commissioner - kept her post...