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...Remembering Cory Corazon Aquino had no ambitions to enter the world of men who either kill or are killed in the name of power [Aug. 17]. But the death of her husband inevitably catapulted her from a comfortable, safe place at home to the most powerful seat of the nation. Her administration was not one without controversies and it is true what a commentator once said about her: "She will make mistakes, but honest ones." And perhaps that is how Filipinos will remember her, a mere human (imperfect and flawed), but one who tried to live life in the most...
...customers for Goats, which opens commercially Nov. 6. It's based on Jon Ronson's book about the U.S. military's secret "remote viewing" missions, in which soldiers were trained as "psychic spies." With the proper concentration and intuition, men could run through walls, or, as one GI explains, "kill animals just by staring at them." Clooney plays Lyn Cassady, a vaunted veteran of the program, who's trying to harness his superpowers for the allied superpowers in the early days of the Iraq adventure. His student and dupe is Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor), a naive journalist trying...
...company president (Jason Bateman) a scheme to save millions of dollars in air and hotel bills: just fire people from the home office, over a picture-phone device like iChat. Ryan is stricken. Natalie's plan threatens not his job - he can stay in Omaha, Neb., and make the kill calls - but his way of life. No more first-class treatment; no familiar salutations from hotel clerks and flight attendants who are his equivalent of friends; no more great sex with Alex. Just chained to a desk in, really, Omaha...
...those games was an affirmation that we can play with the best of the best,” sophomore Sandra Lynn Fryhofer said.Fryhofer posted impressive individual numbers in the Lone Star State, including a .458 attack against South Carolina—a personal record. The sophomore notched 28 kills over the weekend as well as five of the Crimson’s 14 blocks. At the conclusion of the tournament, Fryhofer was named to the all-tournament team. “Sandra Lynn is a really fast middle blocker,” senior Lily Durwood said...
Cuteness aside, can we kill kangaroos in the barren outback of Australia...