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Everybody who makes documentaries (and after writing and directing 37 of them, I am among them) gets tired of their constraints. That?s especially true of the talking heads, experts and eyewitnesses commenting upon whatever the film?s topic, whether lightsome or lugubrious, may be. These people often offer useful information and, occasionally, blinding insights. And since the filmmaker frequently does not have all the raw, original footage he requires to tell his story, they are sometimes the only source available to fill in his narrative gaps...
...able to stomach the heavy dose of violence and realism on a regular basis. Many in countries with crime and corruption problems may prefer not to see the misery replayed in their entertainment. One of the reasons telenovelas are so successful in the developing world is that they offer a pleasant escape, where the virtuous are rewarded and the endings are happy...
...seen as friendly people," reckons Sigve Brekke, the Norwegian CEO of Telenor's Thai operator DTAC, "from a small country far away, which is not seen as a threat." That perception could ease Telenor's way into a fresh round of expansion in Asia. "We have a lot to offer in markets where Telenor is not present for the time being," says Baksaas, with Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines all on watch. Back at the firm's Oslo headquarters, meeting rooms could get even more eclectic...
...Povejsil said. “All our service can do is highlight passages for a potential match. Then it is up to a skilled editor to look at that information and ask, ‘What does this mean?’” Povejsil says CrossCheck will offer the most thorough search tool for publishing companies, but the software is not the first of its type. iThenticate, another iParadigms program that served as the basis for CrossCheck, facilitates article authentication by comparing new documents against a database of published articles and providing small excerpts from any documents with...
...that he supports the death penalty for some crimes that are "so heinous" and "so beyond the pale." But in Illinois he worked to put in place more safeguards to prevent wrongful convictions, including a law that required police to tape interrogations and confessions. The Obama campaign did not offer any immediate comment on Brown's ad. (Update: The Obama campaign later responded to the ad, saying "Floyd Brown and the garbage he puts on TV represent everything the American people hate about politics..." Read the full Obama statement here.) John McCain supports continued use of the death penalty...