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...first, it was the family-friendly superheroes who made the leap to multiplexes, with the help of directors like Bryan Singer and Chris Nolan. Slowly, lesser-known comic books got a shot. Some, like Sin City and Hellboy, became modest box-office successes by adhering to the distinctive spirit of their creators. Others, like Road to Perdition and A History of Violence, attracted audiences with sophisticated stories that few people knew were derived from graphic novels...
...tiny by exoplanet standards. One star, just 42 light-years away, is home to a trio of such worlds - which Mayor is now calling "super-Earths." The largest of the three is just 9.5 times as big as Earth, the smallest just 4.2 times. It was not only the modest size of all the new worlds that got astronomers so excited; it was the sheer number of them too. Mayor found his planets by studying a group of just 200 stars - an infinitesimal sliver of the total number out there. That has led him to estimate that at least...
...agreement is expected to give a modest boost to Taiwan's economy. More cross-strait tourism will boost annual GDP growth by .6% to .8%, according to a report on tourism in Taiwan by Goldman Sachs. "The implementation of these policies would support a recovery in sentiments and domestic demands ... and should help Taiwan offset the negative external shock from slower U.S. demand and higher energy prices," wrote Goldman Sachs analyst Enoch Fung...
...Roast 200 calories 740 mg of sodium 2.5 g of fat FACT: Meat is fine, but keep portions modest and trim the fat. Drop the gravy too--that's where the sodium...
Turkey Wrap 216 calories 580 mg of sodium 9 g of fat FACT: With lean meat, whole wheat and a modest helping of cheese, it's well balanced-- but the salt, again, is a worry...