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After Folman's memories came back full blast, he delved into other ex-soldiers' experiences of the Lebanon war. For Israelis it was a botched misadventure similar to America's war in Vietnam, and one nobody dared speak about afterwards. Folman posted notices on the Internet, asking veterans to come forward with their stories. He got over a hundred replies, and skillfully weaved into the film his ex-comrades' stories - and their nightmares. Waltz opens with a pack of snarling dogs racing through Tel Aviv's streets to converge outside an apartment belonging to a friend of Folman's. During...
...plans to do so, at least in part, the old-fashioned way: by rebuilding sewer systems, bridges, schools and other ailing parts of the nation's infrastructure. After the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis collapsed in 2007, killing 13, the National Transportation Safety Board identified some 740 bridges of similar age and design in the U.S. They'll be targeted for repair. But Obama believes that the country could invest wisely in a new generation of green jobs as well, in fields such as alternative energy and advanced biofuels. He has long promised to make the economy more energy efficient...
...whole island feels on a similar knife's edge. Should Raúl Castro weaken, there are still a dozen aging Ahmed Chalabis waiting in Miami to return from exile and divide the spoils among themselves. Should there be rebellion in the streets in Havana, there's still a state militancy that could bring blood to the Malecón. But the new generation of Cubans both here and abroad are of a milder bent, with gentler aspirations. A cabdriver I met launched into a familiar refrain: most of his family fled to Tampa when Fidel Castro stole their lands...
...other things you need.” Romer and her husband David H. Romer, both currently economics professors at Berkeley, were expected to move to Harvard last May. While Romer’s husband received a tenure offer from Harvard, the University did not extend a similar offer to the newly-appointed CEA chair—a decision which sparked much debate among economists in academic circles nationwide. “She’s had a very impressive career,” said Mankiw, a close friend of the Romers who was David’s best...
...Students said they ultimately manage to rise above school and sibling rivalry due to a mutual apathy towards football. “We both left at half time because we were cold and didn’t care,” said Johnson-Black. Both Fish and Patashnik expressed similar sentiments. Students also said that the college experience only brought them and their siblings closer together. “Going to college definitely changes you,” Johnson-Black said of her and her brother Harvey’s relationship. “So I feel like I have...