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...picture covers (1942-43) the underground had only 600 members (more joined later) so there wasn?t much they could do but try to save their own skins. But he seems to feel that it was better that there was a resistance - something on which to build a heroic myth after the nation?s abject surrender - than if there were not, and after seeing this film, one has to agree. Somebody had to do something, even if it was largely symbolic. And they did, at least, tie up a lot of German troops as they slipped through the shadows...
...said is a common misunderstanding. “DNA evidence is corrupted by air,” said Heather Wilson, OSAPR’s Education Specialist. “There are plenty of convictions without DNA.” Wilson explained that popular culture and defense attorneys perpetuate the myth that a lack of DNA evidence means no crime occurred. But according to Wilson, only two out of 35 rape cases that occurred in Middlesex County—which includes Harvard—had been supported by DNA evidence. Many women in attendance expressed concern about a culture which condones...
America’s predilection for lousy ambassadors also has serious practical consequences. The Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, like any other ambassador, is charged with managing America’s trade relationships, maintaining strong ties with the government, and coordinating responses to terrorist threats. And contrary to popular myth, these are not duties that can, or should, be undertaken by lower level, if more experienced, bureaucrats in the embassy. When prime ministers, journalists and police chiefs communicate with an American embassy they want to speak to the person in charge because they know that only one person is directly accountable...
...agreed to bring back the film's original title (after switching it to Pacific Flight 121). It was enough to send online movie fans, particularly those steeped in the subculture of horror films, scrambling to share the news with their friends that Snakes was not just a hilarious myth, but would in fact be slithering soon to theaters nationwide. The frenzy was fueled when New Line decided to reach out to its fans by making changes to the script based on their suggestions and supporting an online contest that would allow fans to vote for music to be included...
...Give Up the "More Is Better" Myth...