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...premature mid-life crisis. Ryan’s specific circumstances are odd enough to catch attention, but not so outlandish as to obscure the message behind his quest for satisfaction from personal and professional pursuits. The style of the script conforms to the accepted indie formula of anti-establishment themes that focus on the vices of materialism and the corporate ethos—couching criticism in a green mindset. Fox’s direction strengthens the connection created between the actors and the viewers. The film does not feel overly shaped or artificial, which is important as the film strives...
...occupation.” If there were no weapons in the town, and if there were no bomb makers in the town, and if there were no militants in the town, the IDF would likely leave it alone. It is always difficult in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to establish causality and blame, but offering shelter to criminals and those who murder civilians is an invitation for police intervention. Just as one who harbored a known murderer in any civilized country would be subject to search and imprisonment, such are some residents of Balata. Tahreer calls the terrorists and gunmen...
...exactly what its name implies: giving Latino culture a presence on campus. As Zurita says, “To think about [how], six years ago, there wasn’t a venue for Hispanics to showcase art is sort of ridiculous. I think part of our mission is to establish our own traditions in the context of an institution that is so old, centuries old, and just now Hispanic traditions are emerging.” A central theme of Presencia is uniting various Latino cultures, according to Rosa. “I think that?...
...city, among other constraints. But to get into the WTO, Hanoi promised to open its financial-services sector to the world faster than almost any other member. (China, which joined the WTO in 2001, had five years to open its banking market.) Already, eight foreign banks have applied to establish wholly owned Vietnam branches. Among them are UK-based HSBC, one of the world's largest banks, and ANZ (Australia and New Zealand Banking Group); both are planning to open 10 new branches each within three years so they can expand services such as credit cards, home mortgages and personal...
...Whether or not he has lost Specter won't be known until after the hearings. The Pennysylvania Senator can sometimes bark worse than he bites. But it underscored one of Gonzales's chief problems, which existed long before the attorneys scandal broke: he has never made the effort to establish relationships with Senators on the Hill, leaving him both unaware of their quirks and without the ability to rally allies...