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...North shore of Massachusetts Bay lie several beautiful beaches. Revere Beach, undeniably the most frequented by undergrads, is a refreshing fifteen minute walk from the T stop, but the North shore offers far more enticing if harder to reach locations. Crane Beach in Ipswich has the stereotypical “One Crazy Summer” sand dunes, ranger outpost, and luxury public restrooms, as well as a rather hefty $20 for non-member cars, and $6 for pedestrians. For those not willing to make such a journey without a car, Manchester by the Sea has all the beauty of Crane...
Meanwhile, back on lower Earth--in the roiling depths of California film noir--there are plots every bit as dark and complex as those in the season's fantasy films. Just look into the barely beating heart of Ed Crane (Billy Bob Thornton), the barber of Santa Rosa, in Joel and Ethan Coen's tragicomic cardiograph The Man Who Wasn't There. He's got a cheating wife (Frances McDormand), a conniving friend (James Gandolfini), a dead-end job and the depressive sense that "life has dealt me some bum cards. Or maybe I didn't play them right...
Thomson, a tall and rumpled Ichabod Crane, is ill cast as a lightning rod. A developmental biologist at the University of Wisconsin's primatology center, he traces his passion for science to an inspirational rocket-scientist uncle. Imagine, the uncle once told him about his work for NASA, "they pay me to do this...
Szlanta's strategy of specialization has proved to be smart. While other shipbuilders tend to work on variations of a standard hull, Gdynia designs from scratch and works closely with clients to add special features that they want. The blueprint that won the Weyerhaeuser contract is a gantry-crane "open hatch" design that many shipyards simply weren't equipped to produce. The ships will carry lumber and paper to the Far East and return filled with cars, snowmobiles and industrial equipment. The built-in retractable cranes will allow the ships to load and unload quickly, even at ports with inferior...
...what did I send my grandmother? I finally chose a blank card with a not-horribly-offensive flower on the front and escaped from card hell. Then I made a beeline for the nearest stationery store, where I gathered an armful of plain, heavy Crane's notecards and envelopes. As I stood in line with my selections, I felt a weight lift: Never again will I depend on America's greeting card manufacturers...