Word: remains
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...Bond films want to remain faithful, in their fashion, to the Ian Fleming fictions that spawned them. But Fleming wrote only 12 Bond novels and eight short stories before his death in 1964, back when only two of the films had been released and nobody dreamed that the series would reach, as it has now, 22 "official" features over 46 years. (There were two rogue Bonds: a comedy version of Casino Royale in 1967, not to be confused with the one released two years ago, and Never Say Never Again, a Sean Connery solo project, in 1983.) So this time...
Overall, analysts are pessimistic about how the market will do in 2009, but there remain a wide range of viewpoints. "There's a lot of disagreement about how bad the economy will get," says Tim Gaumer, director of fundamental research for Starmine, an investment research firm, "but analysts are still more optimistic than economists, who say we'll be lucky if we see 0% growth in 2009." A dismal science, indeed...
Getting it built and getting it sold are not the same thing. Many of the gleaming building's units remain unsold, and The Donald's lenders are looming. Roughly 75% of the 4,900 condominium units under construction in downtown Chicago are already sold. That's good, but next year the number of new units coming onto the market is expected to drop to 4,600, and only 60% are sold, according to Appraisal Research Counselors, a consulting firm that tracks downtown Chicago real estate...
...Furman, the "biggest miracle" of the past 63 years was that no other atom bombs had been used. His fervent hope was for that to remain so. My last memory of Robert, a barbershop-quartet member, was of him standing in the snow on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, singing peacefully...
...sure, there are still lingering tensions between the camps. Many of the former President's closest supporters remain stunned that Hillary Clinton lost her nomination battle against Obama and resentful of what they believe were efforts to promote the notion that Bill was playing racial politics. Obama's failure to choose - or even truly consider - Hillary as his running mate also rankled...