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...Metropolis is acknowledged as one of the most important and influential works in the history of film. Its - for its era - avant-garde special effects and visual flourishes not only inspired some of the finest science fiction films of the 20th century, such as Ridley Scott's Blade Runner and Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey; the unique aesthetics of the film left its mark on numerous fields of popular culture, from comic books such as Superman to music videos by Madonna...
...consensus formed that Japan needed to balance growth with greater conservation, and a nationwide effort was launched to reduce energy use and clean up the environment. The result: for every dollar of GDP generated, Japan uses only one-eighth as much energy as China. "Japan was a front runner in economic development in Asia and suffered some bitter experiences," says Ichiro Kamoshita, the nation's Minister of Environment. "Japan wants the countries that are now trying to develop to become prosperous without going through such bad experiences...
...Obama assumed the role of front-runner, the press this week began to take note, in some cases disapprovingly, of the presumptive Democratic nominee's efforts to shuffle to the political center. As any Republican will tell you, the National Journal ranked Obama the most liberal member of the Senate. And in the primaries Obama took routinely liberal positions on all the major issues of the day. But in tone as well as in substance, Obama has started making the traditional general election move to the middle. His first television spot of the general election was biographical, focusing...
More important, at least when it comes to selling that idea to kids, are the other dividends good health pays. "Staying fit gives me the energy to make movies," Blonsky says. "In school, I always made sure to try new sports and was a quick runner. It made me strong against the people trying to hold me back." Not all doctors agree that it's possible to be overweight and fit--or at least, as fit as kids should be--and in that lies a debate. But everyone agrees that the shape so many kids find themselves in today--obese...
...aerobics a generation ago, has been testing the physical fitness of schoolchildren over the past decade and has consistently found that active kids do better academically, have fewer disciplinary issues and maintain better medical histories. "A child doesn't need to be a star athlete or a long-distance runner," Cooper says. "Even taking the stairs instead of an elevator has positive effects...