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...Moon Rising But when it came time to film the sequel, Hardwicke balked. Summit was pushing hard to get the new movie done fast, to keep up the momentum, and she was burned out. Enter Chris Weitz, who was not, by his own admission, the obvious choice. "There was a reasonable amount of skepticism when I took over the second movie," he says. "I understand that. I directed American Pie. I would be worried too." But after a 2½-hour phone conversation with Meyer - a fan of Weitz's About a Boy - she gave him her blessing...
...this year's Best Inventions package, green innovations dominate the selection in a way that no single category has ever done in the 10 years we've been making this list. There's a smart thermostat, solar shingles, the new Philips lightbulb, the edible race car, electric bacteria, lots of electric vehicles and farm-raised bluefin tuna. The remarkable ingenuity shown in the hunt for new materials and products that don't stress the environment is reflected in our list, once again ably edited by senior writer Lev Grossman. One glowing exception to the trend is our invention...
...fact that U of D chose to stay in Detroit and not abandon it as the other Catholic schools did. My class continues to contribute to our namesake city in many ways. We have purchased two bricks on the world-class Detroit RiverWalk promenade, the only school that has done so. A few years ago, I moved back to downtown Detroit after retiring from the Los Angeles Police Department. I wanted to be part of the solution to Detroit's problems. There is no doubt that the Jesuits inculcated in me a responsibility to serve as a "man for others...
...next 10 years have never been negative and have averaged more than 10% per year. A 10% return far exceeds the stock market's long-term average real return of 6.6% and is more than three times the real return offered by U.S. Treasury bonds. Furthermore, stocks have always done better than bonds over every 30-year period since 1871. (See the 10 big recession surprises...
...We’ve had to have them grow up really quickly,” Buesser said. “We say they’re not freshmen anymore because we can’t afford it. They’ve done a great job of transitioning [to the college game...