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...costs of action are a tiny fraction of the costs of inaction. And yet we must carry out these tasks in a context of global inertia, proclivities to war and prejudice, and understandable skepticism around the world that this time can be different from the past. Here are nine steps to the goal...
...government's ouster. It's no coincidence that the core leadership of al-Qaeda came from countries where no legal, non-violent avenues exist to channel their political viewpoint. (This in no way excuses, or even explains their choice to begin murdering innocent civilians, but it certainly explains the context of the appeal of extremism to the region?s angry young...
...only had to change a few scenes, so everything we shot was out of context,” says Eisenberg. Thus they were able to salvage consistency in the film’s post-production. But though the actor assures that the changes didn’t affect the ultimate outcome in the quality of the film or cause the actors’ performances to suffer, it’s difficult to see how that’s possible, particularly considering Eisenberg’s past performances...
KUKSTIS: I’d contest that the songs do well in the context they’re in: not so much the rather forced entry of “New Slang,” but the other Shins track, the Colin Hay track (we last heard him doing something about a “Land Down Under”) and the Frou Frou do wonders at conveying in music what’s going on in the movie...
Mass.-Lowell twice lost to Maine, BU dropped a home matchup with Northeastern three days after the sides battled to a draw, and New Hampshire tied, then lost to Boston College. While the opponents might not seem relevant, they are within the context of the PWR. Because Maine, Northeastern, and BC are all in the running for NCAA berths of their own, their victories over the teams with whom the Crimson is jockeying for NCAA positioning count twice—first, in the general win-loss column, and second, in the teams’ record against “teams...