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...Memory of a Killer How's this for a high concept? A professional hit man (Jan Decleir) is suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer's, but must still pursue one last bloody job. You can imagine what Hollywood might do with that idea. What you can't imagine is what Eric Van Looy, a gifted Belgian director does with it in his low key, persuasively realistic thriller. His killer, whose moral sense is completely intact, no matter what's going wrong with his less-than-total recall, learns that his wet work is designed to protect a ring...
...Franklin was a tenant in a simple four-story Georgian brick row house on a street off the Strand near Trafalgar Square. The house's interior is handsome but spare, reflecting the thrifty nature of the man who popularized the proverb, "A penny saved is a penny earned." On Jan. 17, the 300th anniversary of Franklin's birth, the famed inventor-diplomat's sole surviving home will open to the public...
...election held this past Sunday, Bachelet received a plurality of about 46 percent of the vote, meaning she will have to face the second-place candidate in a runoff on Jan. 15. Brown describes the day as “nerve-racking...
...original policy can be managed—with careful consideration of the implementation issues many of you have raised—to minimize any such effects.” The first group of prospective students admitted to the Class of 2008 will be notified of their admissions status on Jan. 18. —Staff writer Daniel J. T. Schuker can be reached at dschuker@fas.harvard.edu...
Accepted students have until May 1 to notify Harvard of their college plans. The deadline for regular action applications is Jan. 1, and decisions will be mailed to students...