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...pair of dueling moles: corrupt police inspector Ming (Andy Lau), informing for a criminal gang; and Yan (Tony Leung), an undercover cop who had infiltrated the same triads. Infernal Affairs raised the bar for what a Hong Kong film could be, and its commercial success guaranteed sequels?a slight problem given that most of the cast is killed off in the original. Instead, co-directors Alan Mak and Andrew Lau decided to go prequel for the first sequel (the third film will take place after the original), bringing on inexperienced actors/idols Edison Chen and Shawn Yue to play young versions...
...students overflowing into the aisles of Wednesday night’s recruiting orientation meeting, the news of the slight increase in job opportunities is positive if not comforting...
...affiliated associations such as Caregroup—an umbrella organization for several hospitals, including the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center—Children’s Hospital is fiscally secure. After going through six years of financial turmoil, the hospital has righted itself and is even pulling in a slight surplus, Davis said...
...businessman squints from the photograph, his sparse beard framing a slight smile that lends him an enigmatic air. It's the same expression captured in the photos that have accompanied scores of magazine and newspaper articles on Rafik Abdelmoumèn Khalifa's spectacular rise as an international financier and jet-setter who hung out with celebrities like Bono, Pamela Anderson, Sting and Gérard Depardieu. But this particular shot of the Algerian tycoon is featured in a picture of a different kind: a mug shot on Interpol's Wanted list, where it was placed by Algerian authorities seeking...
...school ran a deficit of $5.9 million in 2002 and eventually had to cut 47 administrative and adjunct faculty positions to return to the black. In 2003, after pledging to cut its deficit in half, the school actually ran a slight surplus...