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...many view as his breakthrough, in 1994. Neither film should be watched with the expectation of a story that moves fluidly from point A to point B. Egoyan's focus is on the complex connections between his characters, and thus, the normal conventions of time and structure take a backseat to this desire. "I wanted to make a film about believable people doing believable things in unbelievable ways," Egoyan has always said about The Adjuster. After seeing the film, a wicked black comedy that involves an insurance adjuster, film censors, an ex-football player, a lamp merchant, a podiatrist...
...latest string of invasions may inspire some instances of increased security, says McClure, but consumers shouldn't expect a sudden influx of super-secure sites. "There are ways to keep these attacks from happening, but few companies implement them. Security tends to take a backseat to aesthetics and ease of service at the site," McClure says. And while Net businesses may be tempted to pump their time and money into the more visible aspects of a site, the current threat to their bottom line may force them to rethink their priorities. After all, seeing a multibillion-dollar web site brought...
...auto industry's annual coming-out party in Detroit last week, carmakers sent a loud message to baby boomers: Get in the backseat. Young, young, young--the word came up over and over again at virtually every one of the North American International Auto Show's glitzy vehicle unveilings. And when the industry's boomer executives weren't making impassioned pleas for attracting younger buyers, they simply turned to the babies themselves, who appeared in person or on MTV-inspired videos, twentysomethings and teeny boppers cooing over the many cars now aimed directly at them. Two of the industry...
...BACK Where should kids under 13 be seated in the car? The government strongly recommends the backseat, especially if there is a front-passenger air bag. Yet a New England study in December's Pediatrics journal shows that kids are being ferried in the front seat in nearly a quarter of vehicles (in 1 of 6 equipped with a passenger air bag, and in 1 of 3 without one). During the heavy-driving holiday season, safety experts urge parents to heed carefully the well-known seating precaution...
...resolved, not only on the boundary line but also on the timing of the Israeli withdrawal, plus the peace and security guarantees Syria would offer in return. Moreover, the Palestinians fear that their more complicated negotiations, in which Albright made little headway last week, will take a backseat while Barak cuts a deal with Assad. "Success is not inevitable," Clinton warned. But at least there was a glimmer of hope...