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...grow in stature at Macworld in San Francisco last week. Steve Jobs, who typically unveils one mystery product at the end of his keynote address, this time revealed a surprisingly large heap of new gear. Two dimension-conscious laptops grabbed headlines: the world's widest, with a 17-in. screen ($3,299, as carried by Mini-Me actor Verne Troyer) and the world's smallest, with a 12-in. screen ($1,799, endorsed by NBA giant Yao Ming). Their coolest feature: keyboards that automatically light up in the dark...
...officials tell TIME, two men attempting to enter the U.S. were red-flagged when matches of their fingerprints and other information were found in the terrorist database. U.S. officials won't divulge more details, but they say the fingerprinting matches validate the Justice Department's beefed-up program to screen foreigners, the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System. Those efforts include not only more scrutiny at the border but also the internal "call-ins" of men from predominantly Arab and Muslim countries, which have drawn protests from civil-rights groups. Last week marked the second of three deadlines...
...those who want tomorrow's weather, not 1944's, the forecast will still run at the bottom of the screen. But Storm Stories' emotional tone--the stories include heart-tugging music and the occasional re-enactment--is a departure for a network best known for its buttoned-down restraint. Unlike many TV weathertainers, the Weather Channel's meteorologists--the men in car-salesman suits, the women in sensible sweaters--avoid cheerleading and hype; they don't make corny puns or brag about their gastric-bypass surgery. Even the plain logo looks like something from the '50s. So there's something...
...Actors need to be living in the scene, inside their character," says Directors Guild president Martha Coolidge, who has worked on big screen (Valley Girl) and small (Introducing Dorothy Dandridge). "It can be difficult for them to have an overview of the film, because it's the opposite of what they need to be doing. Directing can be a big shock to a lot of actors. It's a lot more like going to war than it is a glamorous...
...screen showed snatches of Lee as a young, muscular diver, and later as a coach and mentor to greats like Greg Louganis...