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...theoretically possible to make a bad movie starring Paul Walker? After all, didn’t this sensual pseudo-teenager—now 33 and at the peak of his Christ similitude—carry such instant classics as “Joy Ride” and “Meet the Deedles” on his broad, handsome shoulders, not to mention his single-handed creation of the “Fast and Furious” franchise...
...Government, and University of Michigan Adjunct Professor Scott Atran investigate the perpetually expanding world of cyber terrorism. They contend that modern technology, particularly the Internet, provides terrorists with both the means and the motivation to strike their targets. These websites, which spring up by the dozens, allow for instant communication among insurgents and further their potential to create death and destruction...
...Gatling guns and several 500-lb. bombs. At about 2 a.m., an Apache helicopter roars overhead, dumps out a body bag and clatters away. It takes a while before one of the soldiers dares to zip open the body bag. It's full of imported mineral-water bottles and instant meals of beef teriyaki and cheese tortellini but no blankets to protect against the chill. Later, a civil-affairs officer, Major Alan McKewan, grabs the body bag and crawls inside to sleep...
Columbia is by far the worst undefeated team in I-AA, and the Tigers, despite their win on the road at Lafayette, aren’t far behind. The recent showdowns between these schools have largely been instant classics. Even if the score is close, Saturday’s contest and classic probably won’t mesh well in the same breath...
...aching to buy something you tried on, try my prized “one hour rule”: Walk away from the store. And if you are still thinking about how much you want it one hour later, go back and get it. Try not to be vulnerable to instant gratification—pure pleasure is only an episodic phenomenon...so don’t let such an ephemeral force feed its way too deeply into your wallet...