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...Coen brothers have lost their balance. After hitting their structural peak with the haunting and humanistic Fargo and their creative peak with the gutbustingly sublime The Big Lebowski, they took a sharp downward turn in their next film, last year’s O Brother, Where Art Thou? Lapsing into The Hudsucker Proxy mode, the duo labored on O Brother under the impression that thematic depth and high production values could redeem a film which would otherwise be dismissed as light, predictable entertainment...
After Staph’s last run (a three-yard push), things started to spiral downward. Rose threw his first interception of the season, uncharacteristically misreading a short play. Princeton took advantage of the short field and scored to make it 14-10. On Harvard’s next possession, Rose got drilled while attempting to throw to wideout Dan Farley...
...That ought to worry Tsang, the Hong Kong Chief Secretary. With property prices stuck in a rut and equity prices spiraling downward, the territory boasts some of the glummest consumers in Asia, despite its integration with China. For Hong Kong, a free port that depends heavily on trade with the world, the horrible uncertainty hanging over the global economy can only make things worse. Tsang and the rest of Asia will be following the war carefully?hoping for a fast peace...
...Some called it the capitalist equivalent of sinking a 30-foot putt for a triple bogey, and merely shook their heads. But the same technical-minded folks who hate the sight of a downward staircase were feeling mighty good about the spike at the bottom of the three-day slide. To them, it looked like the sellers had gotten tired of selling, tired of assuming the worst about corporate earnings and capital investment, tired of worrying about how far consumer confidence will have fallen when the first post-disaster reports hit the Street. Tired of fear...
...land prices, although rising quickly, are still a modest $8,000 to $12,000 per raw acre, compared with Napa where what little land is left sells for anywhere from $100,000 to $200,000 an acre. Lower costs will take some pressure off profits, as abundant supplies put downward pressure on the prices, particularly from Napa wines...