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Local commercials have a unique charm. Absent production values, ad-agency guidance, a budget or, often, common sense, the results can be endearingly bad. Two filmmakers with an appreciation for such train wrecks are accepting nominations for businesses in need of a quirky local commercial of their own, documenting the absurdity on their website, I Love Local Commercials. (See the 50 best websites...
...contraction, U.S. GDP grew 3.5% in the third quarter of this year, but the jobless rate has surged to 10.2%, the highest since 1983. Raising interest rates runs the risk of worsening unemployment. For the same reason, the U.S. cannot withdraw stimulus spending either, even though the U.S. budget deficit has topped a record $1.7 trillion. Last week, mortgage lender Fannie Mae reported $18.9 billion in third-quarter losses and said it needs another $15 billion in taxpayer money to survive...
...weekend with $31 million, more than double the $14 million take of the runner-up, and last week's winner, Michael Jackson's This Is It. The very odd Clooney comedy came in third, with $13.3 million, just beating out the $12.9 million gleaned by the low-budget alien-abduction thriller The Fourth Kind. Trailing these were the unkillable phenomenon of Paranormal Activity, with $8.6 million in its seventh week, and Diaz's The Box, limping into sixth place with $7.9 million. Finally, playing at just 18 theaters, the heralded drama Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire amassed...
...such programs in an effort to engage parents who are otherwise uninvolved in their child's education. Philadelphia has invested heavily in this year's launch of a comprehensive and wide-ranging program for parents. Boston is reviving its Parent University following an earlier version's demise due to budget cuts. And Miami's Parent Academy, now in its fifth year, offers more than 100 workshops that range from Help Your Child Succeed in Math to Teaching Behavior Skills...
Setting aggressive targets for 2016 was a bold public move by the university, but succeeding in reaching those goals will be as publicly lauded. With the economy in flux and budget cuts everywhere, Harvard has shown its true colors by executing projects that will reduce its environmental impact, ensuring that it will be a green winter...