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...similar criticism across Europe in recent weeks as the dollar dropped, including concerns voiced by German business leaders and economists who had long viewed a strong euro as a symbol of monetary rectitude. That crescendo of protest led France's Economy Minister Christine Lagarde to remind French economic daily Les Echos that Paris had long "sounded the alarm at the risk of irritating" more relaxed euro partners. She applauded signs that they had become "worried about the euro's level, and voiced their wishes to see concerted action" in response. Before the G-7 summit opens, Lagarde said she hoped...
...agree with that and we live by that." Under the former headmaster, the All Blacks have been potent, winning 38 of their 43 matches since the last Cup. In that time, they've dominated the two sides ranked immediately below them, Australia and France, running up 61 points against les Bleus in Wellington in June...
...What I found myself thinking about, curiously enough, was Les Miserables. Whether you steal some bread or casually decline a slice of pork, in certain situations terrible consequences can ensue from such seeming inconsequences - not to mention a narrative of epic proportions. I'm not saying that Goya's Ghosts is ever going to be regarded as a world-historical masterpiece. But it has grand scale and grand ambitions, and in the midst of our annual silly season at the movies I would like to suggest that, flawed as it is, the film does reward our serious attention...
...decade after cancer treatment. But "what we don't know is what happens to people as they age further out, 20 to 30 years beyond that," says Dr. Charles Sklar of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. To fill that gap, Hudson and St. Jude epidemiologist Les Robison are launching one of the most ambitious follow-up programs yet. They plan to contact 5,000 patients who have celebrated their 10-year survival anniversary and invite them to come back for free checkups for the rest of their lives. The program, like the hospital, is mainly supported...
...miles from the nearest city and had them lug a 320-ton riverboat overland and up steep hills. He found a suitably lush location on the Amazon and ran into the longest dry spell in the region's history. "I shouldn't make movies anymore," he said in Les Blank's documentary Burden of Dreams. "I should go to a lunatic asylum. This is not what a man should do with his life...