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...Miss Pettigrew’s understated wisdom. She speaks sparingly, but when she does, she says something either charmingly clumsy or surprisingly perceptive. Sometimes the sheer absurdity of her situation makes you laugh, but not without regrets—this woman has suffered in life and teeters on the brink of poverty, but she gets the chance to live again in the course of a single day. The movie’s production values work well together, creating a nice backdrop for the main action of the film. The costumes are true to the era, and the wistful piano melodies...
Lebanon may be on the brink of another ruinous civil war, but for the country's basketball fans, there are more important things to worry about. Forget the office pools and the social networking for big-game tickets so common in the U.S., particularly during "March Madness"; such is the passion of the Lebanese fans that at their games, riot police and the occasional armored personnel carrier are as common a sight as cheerleaders...
...over the past 18 months). As his brother Raúl prepares to officially take the reins next month, many in the international community have reflected on the brutal tyranny of Fidel, and the way in which his problematic policies have left the nation of Cuba often teetering on the brink of collapse. Castro came to power in 1959, ousting the country’s former dictator, Fulgencio Batista. Leading a revolution against the oligarchy that had developed as a result of Batista’s economic policies, Castro initially denied both being a communist and a dictator. Following...
...back in business. After opening 2008 with a 1-4-1 record, the Crimson has come to life in February, starting with a first-round Beanpot Tournament victory against No. 14 Northeastern and culminating in an impressive performance last week. The Crimson pushed No. 7 Boston College to the brink in the Beanpot Championship Game, Harvard’s first trip to the finals since 1998. Despite the disappointment of the 6-5 overtime loss, rebounded to defeat two ranked opponents over the weekend -- No. 17 Princeton and No. 16 Quinnipiac, 3-2 and 4-1, respectively. Suddenly, the Crimson...
...help Gordon Brown take this country back to the 1970s." While that's unlikely to happen - it's been years since Labour could pretend to be a Socialist party - Brown's government will be hoping the same decade offers a useful precedent. When Rolls-Royce was on the brink of collapse in 1971, Osborne's own Conservative party nationalized the aerospace company, arguing it was crucial for the country's science and industry base. "[Rolls-Royce has] been a main stayer ever since," says Patrick Dunleavy, chairman of the Public Policy Group at the London School of Economics...