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...movie is nearly two and a half hours long, but it whisks along in a business-like way, not sparing a minute for red herrings. The only times it slows down are during a couple of grisly, graphic moments involving rape and torture - scenes that are hard to endure, even if readers of the book know they're coming. The supporting characters are less memorable on screen than on the page; Taube's Henrik in particular sadly doesn't make much of an impression, while Lena Endre is an outright weak choice to play Blomkvist's editor Erika Berger...
...seven and a half innings, the second game against UNC Greensboro was a competitive, back-and-forth contest...
...what's safe to wear in Thailand these days? Pink - and the hue gets to the heart of a color conundrum. The Thai King may have been born on a Monday, but he was born in Massachusetts, which is half a day behind Thailand's time zone. Technically, he was born on Tuesday, Bangkok time, which means he should be honored by the color pink. In late 2007, King Bhumibol wore a carnation-pink blazer and shirt following a hospital stay, apparently because an astrologer had judged the shade as auspicious for his health. The monarch's fashion statement galvanized...
...departments, or regions), two died in the temblor; one seat was already unfilled before the quake; and 10 members finished their terms last November. But the country wasn't prepared to hold a vote even then, and so their tenures were extended to May - after which only about half the chamber will be occupied. (See pictures from the aftermath of Haiti's earthquake...
...only it were that easy. In the country's most populous department, which includes Port-au-Prince, almost half the voting booths were destroyed or lost in the quake - which also killed the head of the U.N. team that oversees the logistical, technical and security facets of Haiti's elections. A new U.N. team arrived this week and still has to be trained. What's more, ruined voter-registration rolls, which are on backup computer files somewhere in Mexico, have to be retrieved. And that doesn't include cleaning up the list before the elections, distributing new voter cards...