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...extort two million dollars from Eli and Sarah. Why the sociopathic Thaddeus would suddenly decide to ally with his former hostage—or why the seemingly rational Barkley would go along with the plan—is left completely unexplained. Nonetheless, it seems the viewer is meant to root for the brothers as they carry out their plan. A rather exciting chase scene follows the payment of the ransom, and this clever sequence marks a highlight of the film. Unfortunately, it also divides “Nobel Son” between its mildly entertaining opening act and its manic...
...relaxed but still peppering the scientists at the table with questions about the qualities of certain foods. Why, he asked, did red beets emulsify so much more easily than anything else he's used in the kitchen. None of the scientists had an answer but someone suggested putting the root crop through a molecular spectroscope to break down its chemical composition. By then, Adria was engaging other people at the table. Are there any schools that actually do what he is trying his kitchen, he wondered, offering haute cuisine new ways to manipulate food through what is known of physics...
...High-Tech Solution To economic policymakers, the real meaning of becoming a strong economy lies beyond getting citizens to spend more and expanding the service industry. The next Chinese miracle, at root, will mean becoming a first-rate technological power. China's road ahead was on display earlier this month in Shanghai, when a San Francisco - based company called the Cleantech Group hosted a venture-capital forum aimed at driving investment dollars toward alternative-energy entrepreneurs on the mainland. Opportunities appear to be plentiful, despite the dim economic environment. Forum attendee Patrick Tam, CEO of Beijing Tsing Capital, says...
...world must not let this tragedy pass without increasing pressure on Mugabe to abdicate power.Although we encourage and applaud Western efforts to lend relief to this troubling situation, those actions are not enough. Seeds of change are more likely to be successful if sewn closer to the root of the problem. To this end, the African Union (AU) ought to play a larger role in quelling this crisis. Zimbabwe is a member of the AU, and the peace-promoting body has made Zimbabwe and Mugabe’s questionable regime focal points of debate for much of the last decade...
...EU’s military efforts will improve the security for transnational movements in the area. But that is not enough. The developed world must act to address not only the security concerns in the region, but also–and perhaps more importantly–the root of the problem: Somalia itself. The country fits squarely in the category of a failed state: It has no stable government with monopoly over the use of force, it is plagued with warlords struggling for supremacy, and it is fighting a bloody civil war in which neighbors Eritrea and Ethiopia have gotten...