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...same time, auto-parts makers are expected to see profits drop nearly 41%, to about $1 billion in 2007, according to the Conference Board of Canada, a leading economic-research group. Not everyone is equally affected. "You have to be smart to offset the impact of foreign-exchange fluctuations," says Mark Hogan, president of Magna International, based in Aurora, Ont. The $24.2 billion company--a strategic supplier to the world's leading automakers with operations in North America, Europe and Asia--moved more than 300 jobs from Canada to Mexico in the past two years in anticipation of a stronger...
...score, so crucial for horror films, creates an ever-present sense of apprehension, building great tension for the scariest scenes. However, what most surprises about the motion picture is that it manages to find an ideal balance between horror and warmth, producing a unique scary flick both endearing and smart. Today, when most horror films seem to follow senseless plots that provide more blood than brains (“Saw IV,” anyone?), films like “The Orphanage” show how much the American horror-film industry has to learn from writers like Sergio Sanchez...
...eternally frustrated older sister Ruby? My favorite will always remain “Max’s Birthday,” in which the easily frightened Max runs away from his own birthday presents. 3. Peggy Parish, “Amelia Bedelia”: This series was the funny, smart predecessor to “Mary Poppins” and “The Nanny.” The books follow the woes of Amelia, maid for the wealthy Rogers family, who always interprets her employers’ instructions far too literally and risks her job in the ensuing chaos...
...passengers first. Buses were old and belched black fumes. So, the government decided to replace the old bus routes with new ones linked to the metro network in a system that has eliminated cash and works entirely by swipe cards. The battered old yellow buses have been replaced by smart new high-tech fleet...
...turban. Sikh organizations from Vancouver to Melbourne are renewing efforts at prachar, or preaching, to the 3 million-strong Sikh diaspora. Schools to teach young Sikhs how to tie a turban have opened in many cities, and an organization called Akal Purakh Ki Fauj has brought out "smart turban software" to help users identify the style of turban that would best suit them. Turban-tying competitions are held across Punjab on Baisakhi, the Sikh New Year, and a Mr. Singh International contest is held for turbaned Sikhs every year - as all Sikh men use the surname 'Singh,' which means lion...