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...Coraline (pronounced core-align), which Selick adapted from a kids' book by graphic novelist Neil Gaiman, begins with a needle thrust in the viewer's eye. Mostly, though, 3D is used to heighten the picture's antirealistic, otherworldly mood. The illusion of depth is boldly stylized; the scene of a front yard or a kitchen will be a series of flat surfaces, like the planes in a pop-up picture book. This is the animated film as art film. Coraline doesn't try to ingratiate; it just looms, like a cemetery gate, daring curious souls to tiptoe in and fend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Chilly World of Coraline | 2/6/2009 | See Source »

Motorola (MOT) is another American business iconic brand which is close to the point of extinction. The company's core handset business has been flailing for close to two years. One CEO was fired over a year ago, but now the firm has two CEOs. One of them was to run the handset businesses after it was spun-off from the main company. That process has been delayed and may never happen. Motorola lost $3.6 billion in the fourth quarter of last year. For that quarter, revenue from the company's handset unit dropped by over half Several members...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Boards Refuse to Act Despite Poor Governance | 2/5/2009 | See Source »

...violence in the nation's capital. Holder quickly earned the nickname Judge Hold 'Em among defense lawyers for refusing to set bail for clients who were accused of violent crimes. He was known for listening carefully to arguments and showing leniency to defendants willing to assume blame. But hard-core criminals had the book thrown at them. "I told my clients, If you're guilty, you need to plead early and often," recalls attorney Glennon Threatt Jr. "He was completely intolerant of individuals who were found guilty of violent crimes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Prosecutor | 2/5/2009 | See Source »

...legal system is particularly comprehensive, but the underlying conclusion that polygraphs are generally more reliable in the detection of lies than behavioral clues undermines the whole first half of the book and fails to make substantial ties with this foregoing section outside of that comparison.While Ekman’s core ideas are interesting and provide a larger picture of the role lies, lie detection, and truth all play in society, “Telling Lies” begins as a sort of “Lie Detection for Dummies” list, but ends disjointedly as an academic survey...

Author: By Jenny J. Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ekman Sees Through Lying Eyes | 2/5/2009 | See Source »

...four courses have been adapted from the current Core Curriculum and each will satisfy a different Gen Ed category...

Author: By Wendy H. Chang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Four Courses Adapted from Core for Gen Ed | 2/3/2009 | See Source »

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