Word: cores
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...wimps. In a car-demolition picture like F&F, the real work in the driving and fighting and jumping scenes is done by stuntmen and computer nerds, but the stories require a stoic male presence, and that, Diesel provides to the teen boys who constitute such a movie's core audience. Like Stallone and Schwarzenegger and the other Incredible Bulks who preceded him, Diesel exudes an impersonal toughness; he's the machine at the heart of a movie machine. (See pictures of American muscle cars in movies...
...that the tug of recession. "Our core view is that banks' [stocks] will not bottom until nonperforming [loan] growth decelerates," opined Goldman Sachs analyst Richard Ramsden in a report to clients on Friday. "All of the data points we track in the first quarter point to an acceleration." Banks are expected to report their results for the first few months of the year in the next two weeks. And despite positive statements from bank CEOs in recent weeks, earnings at nearly all of the nation's largest banks will likely have fallen in the first quarter versus one year...
...We’re just trying to figure out how to sustain the core parts of our programs,” Faust said. “I’m delighted that we were able to increase stipends for graduate students, but we’re going to have to monitor very closely the changes we have to make...
...Syria-first approach to peace talks has often encountered resistance in diplomatic circles, on the grounds that the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict is the Palestinian problem. That may be true, but the counterargument might go that in the Middle East, you have to play the hand you're dealt. Despite their hawkish talk, Netanyahu and Lieberman are unlikely to resist an opportunity to conclude a peace agreement between Israel and Syria. Nor is Obama...
...triumph of atmosphere and lyrics rather than danceable beats, it offers definitive proof that the band has not forgotten the importance of subtle songwriting during their quest for a new direction. The move away from guitar rock may have terrified many of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ core fans, but, fortunately, “It’s Blitz!” is such a delight that it will assuage any of these fears. Though a massive change of direction, the band’s new sound feels just right and fits surprisingly well with what they have done...