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...Hill’s book on personal achievement is based on portraits of a long departed generation, men like John D. Rockefeller and Thomas Edison. And Peale, a Christian minister, appealed to a straight-laced 50s set. “The Secret,” in contrast, has a slick, contemporary feel: light on the religion, heavy on the spirituality, and sprinkled with allusions to quantum physics...
...believe they would consider me for this role, because it just so is not what is out there of me.’” After all, McMahon spent 48 episodes as a warlock on “Charmed,” and is nothing if not a slick ladies’ man on “Nip/Tuck,” which has thus far kept him occupied for 59 episodes. “It’s a very mature show, and I wouldn’t be showing it to anybody under the age of 18, maybe...
...historian, but a movie based on the Battle of Thermopylae probably shouldn’t have any monsters. Despite all of these grievances, and the others that I don’t have the room to list, the film features some breathtaking visual moments and slick new camera tricks. By speeding up and slowing down certain parts, the director toys with traditional warfare cinematography. The choreography runs the gamut from standard epic-movie fare, to edge-of-your-seat brilliance, to an unintelligible blood orgy. Shot entirely on green-screen, the sets and scenery adds artistic detail unparalleled in today?...
...instead of an oil slick, the tide threw a more bountiful harvest their way - 40 metal shipping containers packed with everything from BMW motorbikes to bags of dog food and luxury cosmetics. Police were almost powerless to stop thousands of would-be salvagers hauling their beach booty away. Under British law, salvagers can take goods from a wreck for safekeeping, if they declare their finds to the authorities and are willing to eventually hand them back to the rightful owners...
...first cases shipped in 1995, but lean years followed as the company unsuccessfully tried to market Bionade solely on its health claims. The turning point came in 1999, when marketing expert Wolfgang Blum arrived. He gave Bionade a radical makeover - a slick retro blue, white and red logo, and a new strategy, branding it as a hip lifestyle drink that happened to be healthy. With no budget for television or print advertising, the company needed to get everyone else - especially the media - to spread the word, Blum says. So Bionade sponsored hundreds of sporting, cultural and kids' events across Germany...