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...knows he'll grow up to be one of the greatest of all filmmakers, the director of classics like The Grand Illusion and Rules of the Game. During the run of this show, LACMA has scheduled a Jean Renoir film festival. You can schedule one at home to decide for yourself who was the greater genius in this family. If it weren't for Dad's Impressionist years, my money would be on Junior...
...laptops to "check in" to a location, recording their position on a map for friends using the service to see. The more often you check in, the better your chances of being declared the mayor of a particular location, be it a restaurant, bar, office or even your own home. (See the 50 best websites...
...that the weather was beyond their control. But if inclement conditions put Olympians at risk, doesn't that make their sport inherently perilous? Two World Cup athletes have died competing in snowboard cross over the past five years. The winner of Tuesday's women's race, Maelle Ricker of home country Canada, had to be airlifted to a hospital after crashing during the final of the 2006 Games (she suffered no serious injuries...
...work anytime soon. "In Greece, there are no jobs, so there's no economic crisis," he jokes. Avdelas is getting a generous severance package from the state, but to survive, the family is also cutting back on luxuries. "We're trying to spend less. We try to eat at home instead of in restaurants," he says. Weekly trips to the movies are a thing of the past too. But like many older Greeks, Avdelas believes this period of austerity will soon pass. Tourists will return, drawn by the news of the financial crisis and the promise of cheap deals...
...highest income tax bracket rather than increase the sales tax. But all Greeks are likely to feel the pinch in some way. The fact that many families usually rely on a variety of sources of income (including untaxed or black-market work), and because many own their own home, may help blunt the pain. (See "Greek Tragedy: Athens' Financial Woes...