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...morning cartoons or serial blockbusters like Ice Age and Shrek, animation now encompasses the content for mighty subindustries, including games, cartoons for television and cable, live-action special-effects films, commercials and - the latest frontier - mobile phones. Asian countries have distinct advantages in the business, in addition to relatively cheap labor. Many governments offer special tax provisions and investment incentives to attract Western studios. In South Korea, animation studios have enjoyed low-interest loans, tax breaks and infrastructure support since 1994, when the government changed animation's status from a service industry to a manufacturing one. Indian studios specializing...
...happening in the U.S. Researchers say it's not a coincidence that the obesity epidemic has coincided with a growth in the number of working parents who have less time to prepare meals from fresh foods; technologies that make it possible to mass-produce packaged and fast foods in cheap, enormous portions; financially strapped schools getting rid of their physical-education programs and playgrounds even as they allow vending machines and food advertising in their buildings; and computer and television programs that ensnare kids who might otherwise be playing outside...
...hitting, outslugging the Pioneers to pick up its fifth straight victory. “We capitalized on their errors,” junior setter Dave Fitz said. “We played our game, made the swings when we needed to, and didn’t give them any cheap points.” The Crimson’s middle hitters had another solid night, with Seamus McKiernan, Brady Weissbourd, and Andy Nelson combining for 23 kills on .475 hitting. Fitz contributed as well, posting five kills on .667 hitting to go along with his 39 assists...
...train talented employees are bracing for even stiffer competition as baby boomers start to retire amid a shortage of skilled labor. Teaching execs to be on the lookout for microinequities--a term that has bounced around academia since a professor at M.I.T. coined it in 1973--is a cheap way to hold on to hard-won recruits. After all, says Andrea Bernstein, diversity chair at the New York City-- based white-shoe law firm Weil Gotshal, "you never know, when somebody leaves, if she would have been the next rainmaker." And no company wants even a single good idea...
...oils are the next most- recommended foods. “Dr. Willett’s pyramid represents the optimum of knowledge that we currently have,” said Dr. Karin B. Michels, Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology. Even though they usually survive on stale pizza and cheap beer, students do seem to be taking an interest in what they’re eating. “I think it’s wonderful that the new pyramid is being displayed in the dining halls, especially so people can see it right before they...