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...shares some of his gifts with other Australian-bred stars, from Nicole Kidman to Hugh Jackman, who have lately taken over Hollywood. They must hide within plain sight. Plain sound, rather: to suppress their native whine, they have to "act" every time they open their mouths. Yet like the rest of the world, the Aussies have been casing Hollywood movies since childhood. Because they know the territory, they can infiltrate an American character with a cat burglar's suaveness: entering without breaking...
While many women at Harvard are clearly not shy about their views, the noticeable absence of females in these groups and intellectual circles is too significant to be ignored. These seemingly muted Harvard women are either deliberately hiding their opinions, or they are just plain apathetic...
...WOULD WANT LIFE SUPPORT, YOU HAVE TO FILL IN YOUR LOVED ONES ON THOSE CHOICES The fact that this isn't easy is one reason a combination living will/health-care proxy called the Five Wishes Living Will has gained such a following. Accepted in 35 states, it is written in plain language and asks questions about what kind of medical treatment you would and would not want. Copies of the document ($5 apiece) can be ordered on the website of the not-for-profit group agingwithdignity.org...
...organizations and scaring off investors, which slows efforts to reverse the 60 percent unemployment in Iraq, which in turn maintains the pool of disaffection in which the insurgents can recruit. And if they're able to provoke the U.S. into striking out more forcefully against an enemy hiding in plain sight, they could turn more neutral Iraqis against the occupation. Even the terror attacks have that effect, with numerous reports from reporters on the ground suggesting traumatized Iraqis are often inclined to blame the U.S. for failing to protect them from such attacks - or even for being the cause...
...that brought us our computers? And how would those myriad goods we order reach us without cardboard boxes? Although e-commerce accounts for only a fraction of cardboard-box sales, it is a very fast-growing fraction and likely a big part of cardboard's future. The reason is plain: 10 copies of a best seller can be shipped from a publisher to a bookstore in a single box. But 10 individuals buying the book from Amazon require 10 cardboard boxes. Online purchases by U.S. consumers surged 48% last year, to $76 billion...