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Barnes, a 26-year-old recruit from the London stage, looks like a softer Keanu Reeves and speaks in a Mediterranean accent a bit too reminiscent of Mandy Patinkin's in The Princess Bride. In this film, Caspian is a callow gallant, too sensitive in his fights with Miraz to close the duel. (He'll grow up fast in the next one.) But the CGI supporting characters are the big attraction here: Reepicheep, a mouse with some of the charming swagger of Antonio Banderas' Puss in Boots from the Shrek movies; stately tree warriors who come to Caspian...
...compiled some safety tips and self-defense moves that should come in handy if you find yourself alone in the wee hours. PREVENTION: Of course, the best prevention measure is to avoid travelling solo after dark, especially in unlit areas. If you have to stay out late, recruit friends to walk with you or set up a departure time beforehand. Otherwise, try to be aware of the time so you can make it back to your room before dark. DEFENSE: 1. If a potential attacker approaches you but has not yet touched you, make yourself into an unappealing target. Assuming...
...Beyond the obvious benefits to students, such an initiative would benefit the public service and nonprofit employers, including, of course, the US government. According to a New York Times article from 2006, the United States will need to recruit two million new teachers in the next few years to fill our growing classrooms. With this challenge in mind, in 2004, Congress attempted to institute “debt forgiveness on new student loans to help recruit more math, science and special ed teachers to underserved areas.” Similarly, a number of states—like New York?...
American commanders would like to see more Sunnis in the Iraqi forces and are pressing al-Maliki to recruit more of the former insurgents to fight alongside U.S. troops; there are now some 90,000 such fighters, and their salaries, paid by the U.S., start at $300 a month. But the Iraqi government regards their loyalties as suspect and has dragged its feet in recruiting them...
...group of female undergrads is making a difference $30 by $30. The Circle of Women, a nonprofit organization founded by Harvard students, has started an initiative to get 30 women under 30 to donate $30 in 30 days—and to get each woman to recruit another 30 students to the cause. The money will go to the construction of a school for women in Afghanistan, where the female literacy rate is just 12 percent. “Our mission is two pronged,” says Circle co-founder Cristina...