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...special effects - the encounters with the scorpions and Medusa and the Kraken - are fitting rather than astounding; they're smartly choreographed and shot by Leterrier's constantly prowling, soaring camera work, but aren't candidates for the CGI Monsters' Hall of Fame. In fact, when the Kraken shows up at the climax to claim Andromeda (Alexa Davalos), the creature looks less like Harryhausen's majestic creature from the Greek lagoon and more like Gamera, the killer turtle in a dozen Japanese B movies. There's also an odd, kinky kick to the sight of Andromeda strung up on a seaside...
...fact, the risk of skin cancer increases by about 75 percent in those who begin use of tanning beds before the age of 30. Skin cancer rates are usually highest in people above the age of 75, but melanoma is now the leading type of cancer diagnosed in women in their 20s in Britain, which provides a parallel rise in the use of tanning beds in people under 30 and increased cancer patient numbers...
...Michael says he never felt the desire to share his situation with his peers. In fact, he has not told a single student on campus since coming to Harvard...
...issue is going to continue to be a major story - and it should be. Some supporters of Pope Benedict XVI note that sex abuse of children is by no means a problem afflicting only the Catholic Church and have alleged media bias in the coverage of the issue. In fact, the Vatican singled out the New York Times for such coverage. But most journalists and non-Catholics derive no satisfaction at all from seeing these events unfold. The horror at the victims' suffering drives the narrative. But this is also a tale of human failings - both moral and administrative...
...Benedict might just make his mark on Church history as the eternal guide for personal accountability. And when other cases come up - and they will - we in the media can start to talk about what has improved in combating sex abuse, what Benedict has gotten right and indeed the fact that these problems exist elsewhere...