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...mere fact HSBC turned a profit despite its troubles was a small ray of light amid an otherwise bleak outlook. New figures covering January showed industrial output falling more than anticipated in the eurozone; joblessness rose from 8.1% in December to 8.2% in January, nearly a full percentage point higher than the same month last year. (Find out 10 things to do with your money...
...said, ‘We should end this film with a bang.’”Friday’s Q & A was not all amiable storytelling. At one point, an audience member pointedly questioned Friedkin’s choice to show a Blu-Ray version of the film—which the director had personally color-dyed, frame by frame—rather than an original or dyed 35mm print.Responding to accusations of ruining the film’s integrity by showing it in Blu-Ray, Friedkin adamantly defended his support of digital technology...
...trippy visual concept is admittedly cool, except, well, it was also cool two years ago when the kitschy electronic-pop group Chairlift did the same thing in their video for “Evident Utensils.” Although Kanye has successfully sampled artists ranging from Ray Charles to Daft Punk in the past, it seems he’s found his limits; the sample only works well when your song is faster, better, stronger than those you copy. The digital splendor of the video is an ineffective attempt to prop up a song lacking both strong lyrics...
...lead the program at this point, it is very difficult for younger players or freshman players to take on that kind of challenge,” Amaker said.But the freshmen on the team have excelled beyond expectation. While their shining moment may seem like a dull ray of light, due to the fact that they are playing because of injuries to the upperclassmen, being pushed has brought out their raw talent.Freshman Max Kenyi has given Harvard valuable minutes at point guard, while freshmen Peter Swiatek and Hugh Martin have gotten their feet wet in the front court. The other first...
...Kelly said those bosses included the highly rated trio of Army Generals David Petraeus, Ray Odierno and Lloyd Austin. In typical Army fashion, they were conservative in their assessment of the battlefield, and always wanted more troops to keep potential trouble at bay. Kelly, a Marine on his third Iraq tour, said he sensed what was possible in Anbar while his Army bosses in Baghdad didn't. "Maybe because of my experience - and certainly because the Marines were doing so well - I had a sense that things were doable," Kelly said, "perhaps before other people had a sense that they...