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Ironically, the direst predictions about the fate of the blockbuster come from the man whose mega-grossing films helped coin the term, George Lucas. In a recent interview with New York Daily News, the “Star Wars” mogul predicted that by 2025 the average budget of a studio film would be $15 million—less than most A-list stars’ asking salaries...
There's still a lot to cheer about. The Board of Economists' direst predictions last year--that the dollar would tank, long-term interest rates would rise sharply and the housing bubble would pop--didn't come to pass. Indeed, the dollar rose in value, and the yield on 10-year bonds barely budged, despite a series of interest-rate hikes by the Federal Reserve that were followed at year-end by a rate hike by the European Central Bank. Most significant, there's still no strong evidence of a resurgence of inflation, even though oil prices have more than...
...child. Having disappeared from view, sheltering in the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan, Osama bin Laden may have lost the ability to send a chill down the world's spine. Governments don't shut down airports or send security forces into red alert. Even when he makes the direst threats, we no longer feel compelled to slow down, much less stop, the course of our daily lives...
...last sentiment of a man whom family described as deeply religious. But it was also a simple metaphor for the daily hope of every worker who delves in those deep reaches: to rise again and see the faces they love once more. And the fervent wish?felt, in our direst hours, by even the most secular among us?to step from the darkness into the light...
...When he sees a problem, he tackles it. He immediately pressured the Federal Government to move gasoline into damaged areas, for example, arguing that if people have gas, they can drive to designated pickup points for food and water so that airlifts can then be focused on those in direst need. Under his direction, the military has delivered 13.6 million meals, handed out 24.2 million liters of water, launched 24 ships and deployed more search-and-rescue helicopters than are now flying in Afghanistan and Iraq combined. "Normally," he says, referring to the military, "we go in and break things...