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...notorious French stereotypes. But whereas the Bronzés film was just the latest in a hugely popular series spanning back to the original 1978 film, Bienvenu chez les Ch'tis has been a bolt-from-the-blue phenomenon. Its simple, sex- and violence-free tale about normal, unappreciated people has many critics comparing it the 2001 French smash hit Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (Amélie in the U.S.). In light of its strong first week, some French film experts expect les Ch'tis to break the record for a domestic film or even better...
...that this experience of being at that zoo and around those animals had this transformative effect that I describe in the book, but the other thing that happened to me that's not in the book is that I have never really been able to go back to a normal life. I miss all that animal contact. It opened a door in me that I have not been able to close. I don't know what to do about that. It's like I need a fix almost...
...There's another factor contributing to the epidemic of failing joints: obesity. The obese, says Iorio, have twice the rate of hip and knee arthritis as adults with a healthy body weight. Nearly 32% of obese adults have arthritis, as opposed to 16% of those of normal weight and 22% of people who are overweight but not obese...
...Supreme Court decision. But after 2004, that excuse no longer worked and there is some evidence to suggest that anti-Bushism turned into a broader anti-Americanism. So for many non-Americans this year's elections are the last-chance do-over. "This is a vital election, more than normal," says Pakistani journalist and author Ahmed Rashid. "It's vital for all of us, and for the Muslim world even more so. [The new Administration] will have to set a new world agenda because the Bush agenda is totally bankrupt. It's a landmark point for America and for people...
...come to personally promise her that he would combat the Chiang Rai drug trade. Today Mati's son, at least, is clean. "Thaksin is my hero," says his 53-year-old mother, wiping away tears with her apron. "He is the only Prime Minister who ever cared about normal people...