Word: specializing
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...sound insensitive, but I cannot believe that the purpose of the prizes given out in this country is to console the family of the bereaved. Perhaps if recognition is felt to be really important, if an attempt to rectify an unmerited critical disregard is felt absolutely necessary, a special recognition can be given, like the lifetime achievement award given by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. I understand that certain prize-giving committees are limited by their founding documents to giving out only a certain number and type of prizes, etc., but offering up money to the dead truly...
...offended parents bring their own prejudices to the dolls, perhaps because of their personal difficulty accepting a child's situation. "Nothing we respond with satisfies their hurt," he says. But for kids who receive the dolls, that's beside the point. "Children love all dolls unconditionally whether it's special needs or not," Laudin says. Retailers hope adults share that openness...
...Central banks and financial technocrats are moving to end some of the more flagrant abuses and rethink the financial system's rules - but, inevitably, that is a slow and painstaking task. London needs to serve up some quicker fixes. One suggestion: an immediate ban on opaque off-balance-sheet "special purpose vehicles," which played such a big role in the meltdown (and in the Enron scandal). Another: the establishment of a G20 College of Supervisors, the beginning of a world regulatory body to oversee financial markets, coordinate national responses and troubleshoot crises at cross-border financial institutions. Europe is moving...
...space where Howard Hughes built his wooden airplane. The film is set in the future, and most of the action takes place on a mythical planet, Pandora. The actors work in an empty studio; Pandora's lush jungle-aquatic environment is computer-generated in New Zealand by Jackson's special-effects company, Weta Digital, and added later...
...TIME's special report on paying for college...