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Fusing the genres of introspective drama and explosive action calls for a delicate balance, but director Neill Blomkamp’s protagonist in “District 9”—who becomes a human-alien hybrid—reflects the success of such half-breeds. After being assigned to assist in relocating 2 million alien refugees from their city slum to a distant concentration camp, Wikus van de Merwe (the impressive Sharlto Copley) is forced to help the aliens escape the planet. With the same seemingly magnetic pull of District 9—the aforementioned slum...
...Suing a government entity isn't easy, though. The process involves filing an administrative claim for relief, which, if rejected by the SEC, would allow the suit to be fought in federal district court. When a court decision is rendered, the appeal process often drags out for many years. (Read a Q&A with Bernie Madoff's mistress...
...with the University, in Kirkland House earlier this year. Authorities arrested Aquino this July in his Harlem apartment, and he was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court the next day. He pled not guilty in August to all four charges. The probable cause hearing, which will be held in Cambridge District Court, will allow a judge to determine whether the prosecution has enough evidence to charge a crime outside of its jurisdiction, according to the Massachusetts Bar Association Web site. Blayn “Bliz” Jiggetts, 19, and Jabrai J. Copney, 20, who both live in New York, have...
...says. "I am physically and mentally totally broken." She would have loved to compete for India in last year's Olympic Games, but says she was too scared to return to competitive running. "We did try to convince her many times to get back on the tracks," says Pudukkottai district sports officer Kannuswamy. "But she even refuses to talk about it. And now it's too late...
...pneumatic tubes - at 43 m.p.h. (70 km/h) - after residents drop their household waste into special chutes: one for food that will get composted, another for paper to be recycled and a third for garbage that can be burned. As the latter gets incinerated, the energy produced is converted into district heating and electricity. The goal is both to keep garbage out of landfills and ultimately to produce half the neighborhood's energy...