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While I concede that Radcliffe has every right to branch out, these publicity images don’t sit well with me. Perhaps it’s because the Harry Potter series is still being filmed, or because he’s underage (by American law at least), but something about these provocative photos of the world’s favorite boy-wizard is just creepy. I have no objections to his being in this play—“Equus” is one of the best plays I’ve ever seen?...
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Another problem is staffing. Cities like Chengdu don't have enough managers with global experience. HSBC, a company with a vast history in China, opened a branch in Chengdu in 2005 to service corporate customers. It would like to begin retail-banking operations in the city, but a dearth of local talent is one factor holding it back. "It is not easy to find staff who are familiar with foreign operations but also have a good understanding of the local market and customs," says Henry Han, manager of the Chengdu branch...
...careers in the arts at OCS. Undergraduates and a smattering of Harvard Graduate School and Business School students sat around a large conference table, spilling over onto the neighboring chairs. Rader, who also directed and produced several films, has conducted similar events for Harvardwood’s L.A. branch and ran his own five-week screenwriting programs in the past. To help workshop attendees, he says that he tries to “provide students with tools that worked for me and may work for them.” A self-confessed former “workshop junkie...
...sank his teeth into the man's calf. Screaming with pain, the man hopped wildly on one leg, trying to shake the cat off. The others also tried to grab Fluffy, but the agile cat ran out of the house and climbed onto his favorite branch of the magnolia tree. From this safe perch, Fluffy looked at us and mewed. The wounded man was almost demented. He dashed to the tree and shook it. Fluffy hopped up to a higher branch, ran onto the roof of my neighbor's house and disappeared into the night. One of the men said...