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...just funny. But I don't have control over that; my subconscious does the writing. And I like it better than I would have, I think. It's got some stories in there that are a little heavy for holiday reading. But holidays are a heavy, heavy time. We make light of them with our red and green and our stockings and candy canes, but people think heavy thoughts over the holidays because that's when you're thinking about family. Are we close? Or are we not as close as other people? I think [the season] warrants more introspection...
...weekend's rush of fans. "There are a lot of unknowns," admits director-choreographer Kenny Ortega. "There's been a quick response by the diehards, the people who cannot miss the film. But it's not for sure if there's anyone beyond Michael's fan base who will make up an audience for something like this." (Read a Q&A with Kenny Ortega...
...consumers, this war looks like an obvious score. Cheap books make tidy stocking stuffers. And for the retailers, particularly Walmart and Target, the discounts may not carry too much risk. Books are just a small slice of their portfolios. "Is Walmart making money selling books at $8.99? Probably not," says David Heupel, a senior equity portfolio manager at Thirvent Financial in Minneapolis. "This is a mass-merchant move to draw customers to the websites." The hope is that you poke around for a book and then add other, higher-margin products to your basket...
Based on results from the first election and popularity polls conducted over the summer, it is most likely that Karzai will win this round, even if turnout is low. That is what worries parliamentarian Daoud Sultanzoy. "The runoff will make the government less legitimate," he reasons. Even if Karzai wins, it doesn't mean that most of the population voted for him, he says. "The best scenario is that the people of this country have confidence and vote in a free and fair election. The worst case is that Pashtun areas will not participate in large numbers, and this will...
...have struggled to cope with the influx of patients. A week after Ketsana, much of Pasig General Hospital was under water, including its laboratory. According to reports, staff initially only had dextrose to give flood victims seeking medical attention. In flood-ravaged Marikina, one of 16 cities that make up Metropolitan Manila, only four out of 21 public health facilities were in operation as of Oct. 24. San Lazaro Hospital, the main government hospital specializing in infectious diseases, has treated 451 leptospirosis cases since the storm hit on Sept. 26 - nearly double the number of cases in the span...