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Movies made in these settings are, relatively speaking, cheap to make (western Canada is a perfect stand-in for the western U.S.) require smallish casts and in the dreariness of their first shots signal seriousness of intent. I don't care if we're talking No Country for Old Men or the more recent, low-budget hopelessness of Snow Angels - the seasoned moviegoer settles in for a long trek in a pickup truck, stopping only for depressed meals in dubious diners, trailer park sleepovers and a touch of concluding violence...
...Obama carries no baggage. He has no obvious connections to any interest groups or special agendas, and his consistent opposition to involvement in Iraq will also stand him in good stead. He generates excitement and hope. He alone is in a position to chart fair, rational and even-handed policies that will perhaps restore the U.S. to its dominant role in the world. Reggie Albuquerque, Willeton, Western Australia...
...16th in USCHO.com’s PairWise Rankings (PWR), a system that tries to predict teams’ potential to make it to the Dance. Although 16 teams will be selected for the Tournament, at least two automatic bids will be doled out to teams that currently stand outside of the PWR’s top 16, leaving the Crimson on the outside looking in. While it’s tough to predict exactly how far Harvard needs to progress in the ECAC playoffs to earn an at-large bid, one thing is clear: if the Crimson doesn?...
...looking forward to serving one day?DC: No, I think I would try to get out of it when I’m on the stand.RR: How would you do that?DC: I’d do the George Carlin trick, which is you sit on the stand and you say“Judge, I would make a great juror because I can spot a guilty man [clap] just likethat.” Or you can just act crazy.RR: What is your angriest scene in the play?DC: Well, fi rst of all, there’s only one scene...
...start, and both Hamas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert stand to gain from making the cease-fire, or "lull," as it is called by both sides, last a bit longer. An extended truce would give Hamas recognition in its power struggle with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who sits in the West Bank, and it might lead to the lifting of a crippling economic blockade on Gaza imposed after Hamas swept out Abbas loyalist fighters from the strip last June...