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...keep her grounded; her slow-witted older brother Gao Weiguo (Feng Li), whose parents favor him as unabashedly as his co-workers mistreat him; and Gao Weiqiang (Lu Yulai), the dreamy narrator whose life is overshadowed by his two older siblings. All three characters?played by first-time actors?hover between childhood and adulthood. The Gaos march to their own time, refusing?or just failing?to follow the prescribed paths toward maturity. Weihong struggles to break free of social norms, while her brothers just struggle. Peacock chronicles their thwarted attempts?some touching, some depraved?to take control of their...
...takes every ounce of restraint not to break the speed limit in this bull, yet the sound of the engine behind you is so overwhelming you may not notice the state trooper until he's on your tail. Your only hope: that he's content to hover and snap pictures with his cell-phone camera with the rest of the traffic...
...strongly reformed the labor market and built a really huge low-wage sector. By reducing long-term unemployment subsidies and benefits, we will have resources that can be invested in education and training. We are no longer going to live with the situation where a lot of unemployed people hover in a market where nobody sees them or does anything for them. We've also carried out the biggest tax reform in modern German history, returning 350 billion to consumers. If you look at the average tax burden in Germany, it's one of the lowest...
...parents, it turns out, have a learning curve of their own. Parents who are a welcome presence in elementary school as library helpers need to learn a different role for junior high and another for high school as their children's needs evolve. Teachers talk about "helicopter parents," who hover over the school at all times, waiting to drop in at the least sign of trouble. Given these unsettled times, if parents feel less in control of their own lives, they try to control what they can, which means everything from swooping down at the first bad grade to demanding...
...best of the bunch is the new EyeToy: AntiGrav, on sale Nov. 9 ($50, camera included). In this fast-paced fantasy racing game, you play as a hover-board rider who flies over gorgeous terrain, performing skateboard-style tricks, flips, grinds and spins. You can jump off ramps and slide along rails. You can fly through multicolored rings in the sky. Along the way, you hit targets with your hands to rack up points and earn speed bursts. With five levels to master, it could take weeks or months before you tire of AntiGrav...