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...fictional Inkheart's author, Fenoglio. He and Mirren mine their parts for any comic angle, wisely staying out of the dramatic fray. Bettany looks as though he's itching to do the same, but he gets stuck with a lot of self-important strutting and moping and as result, he fares the worst. The movie veers between silly and scary, but ultimately, its tone and level of violence seem inappropriate for either a typical PG audience or Funke's original intended 9-12 target audience...
Earlier in the day, Bloomberg News reported that the SEC had begun a routine investigation into Apple's disclosure's about Jobs's health. Citing unnamed sources, Bloomberg has also claimed that Jobs "is considering a liver transplant as a result of complications after treatment of cancer." Apple has declined to comment...
...1980s, climate scientists in Russia and the U.S. theorized that all-out nuclear war between the superpowers would result in a "nuclear winter," as smoke from the atomic explosions blackened the sky and sent summer temperatures plummeting below freezing - killing crops and eventually starving all those who survived the initial explosions. Now that the risks of an all-out U.S.-Russian exchange have diminished, scientists are looking at the climactic effects of regional nuclear war - and the predictions are still sobering...
...some exhaustive number-crunching, surveying pollution rates and longevity in 51 cities across the U.S. over a 21-year period from 1979 to 2000. Overall, they found that lifespan in all of the areas increased by an average of nearly three years - from 74 to 77 - as a result of a host of factors, most notably reduced smoking and improved income. But 15% of the change was attributable to cleaner...
Eugene Fidell, president of the National Institute of Military Justice, believes the "fruits" of torture will be inadmissible in any new trials. As a result, some detainees held for major acts of terrorism, like the 9/11 attacks, may have to be tried for lesser charges. Says Fidell: "We may wind up in the not entirely satisfying prospect of prosecuting people for offenses other than the things most on our minds - like 9/11 and surrounding claims...