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...belongs to us," Miss Falewicz finally says, enunciating Gondry's message. "We can change it any way we like." In strict movie terms, that sounds like Hollywood giving itself a license to maraud its old films: to show them chopped down to fit a TV time slot and a standard TV frame; to interrupt them every few mins. with commercials; to colorize them; to issue dubious re-cuts that, say, put decades-later digital effects in Star Wars and leave fans of the originals scrounging for copies the only place they're available...
...study tracked 2,153 participants, average age 73, as part of the ongoing Northern Manhattan Study on stroke, led by Columbia University researchers. The participants were tracked for about two years - none had had a stroke when the study began - and their daytime drowsiness was assessed using a standard sleepiness scale. Of the group, 44% were never-dozers, 47% were sometimes-dozers and 9% were always-dozers. During the follow-up period, the group had 40 strokes and 127 other vascular events, such as heart attack. The data showed not only an increase in stroke risk with excessive daytime sleepiness...
...which it says has made cards more generally available, the voluntary changes from Chase and Citibank (which eliminated its universal default clause in 2007) show a new willingness to curb some of the more controversial practices. "They are kowtowing to political pressure," says Frank Braden, an equity analyst at Standard & Poors. Adds Levin, "They take it very seriously. I think they are very nervous...
...played their best,” Barbosa said. “But two of the most important parts of the team were missing from the court.” The Crimson hopes that its injured players will be able to play this Friday so that Harvard can resume its standard lineup against its big competitor, New York University. The Crimson needs to win this EIVA conference game to achieve a solid position as it strives to compete in the playoffs. “We have to rest up tonight, tomorrow and be ready to play,” Weitzen said...
...need to hold hip hop to a higher standard,” J-Live said...