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...dying woman drops, a guttural boom blasts from the sub, and that $4 bucket of flat Diet Coke resting patiently at your side becomes fizzy and fresh on your lap as you jump—hard. It’s these moments—when some random horrific element comes from nowhere—that make the first act of The Grudge, Hollywood’s latest attempt at remaking a foreign blockbuster, extremely enjoyable. Yet tension gives way to torpor as the first act crawls to a close: the slow reserved pace that initially generates blood-curdling moments soon...
Heaney’s reliance on the most basic, visceral elements of the original Greek in his translation emphasizes the utterly human element of the drama. He underscores the rhythmic, oral quality that he prizes in his own work, and helps present unfettered what he calls the “fury of infinite feeling” of his characters...
...have a residual system...whose most critical element has been continuity of care—single physicians follow through with each patient,” said Landrigan. “The reality of modern medicine is that you’re being taken care of by multiple teams of doctors...
...that in writing her blog, she “[tries] to adhere to the same journalistic principle of balance that I do when I’m on the air.” In fact, the blogs on Fox’s website may be its least partisan element. Vester says she uses her blog to “generate discussion for the following day’s broadcast”—which makes her generally even-handed in presenting the facts of the day. I say, whenever a blog is used as a tool for personal enlightenment...
...Group, a midsize textile manufacturer, the euro has been "all positive," says CEO Yorck von Schmeling. Many European business executives agree. Executive vice chairman Benjamin Cohen of the French hotel company Accor says the absence of exchange-rate risk makes investing in places like Italy and Spain easier: "The element of chance has disappeared." Trade activity has also increased: two studies by the Inter-American Development Bank show that countries joining the euro saw a boost...