Word: superealism
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...Commission, naturally, welcomed the ruling and said it meant a super-dominant company could not unfairly influence rivals that attempted to offer more innovative and price-competitive products. Commission President José Manuel Barroso said the ruling "confirms the objectivity and the credibility" of the Commission's competition policy. "This policy protects the European consumer interest and ensures fair competition between businesses," he said. E.U. Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said the Court had set "an important precedent," that dominant companies have to allow competition...
...Harvard boasts several exciting players—including the now ‘fro-less but always dangerous Andre Akpan—that will keep you entertained.HEAD OF THE CHARLES REGATTA (Sat. 10/20 – Sun. 10/21)If you’re a crew fan, this is the Super Bowl, Woodstock, and Cannes all rolled into one. If you’re not a crew fan, you will be after the Head of the Charles. It’s a chance to see the best men’s and women’s rowers from around the world...
...super computer-literate generation, news becomes a procrastination tool akin to the Facebook, and we lose the personal and contemplative component of reading. The print newspaper at breakfast creates a meditative and undistracted time for the text that allows me to not just suck in information, but also to slow down and formulate ideas about my position and power to change this news. I love seeing The Crimson read at breakfast, but I would also love to see lively debate among friends at lunchtime, national publication in hand, over war strategy or immigration policy...
That said, RAMCO is still working out the kinks and, so far, Russia's promise as a movie mecca has outstripped what it has delivered. Budgeted for around $10 million, Captivity nearly doubled in cost by the time all reshoots and editing were complete. And super-low costs can't make up for miserable ticket sales: Captivity has earned only $8.5 million in box-office revenue, Silent Partner went straight to DVD, and You and I has yet to find a distributor, though RAMCO hopes to release the film worldwide by next fall. As Konov and Minkovski wrap...
...opened in 1999, has 1,800-sq.-ft. (170 sq m) rooms that start at $1,000 a night. Now it's time for one-upmanship, as hoteliers and entrepreneurs race to build ever more exotic getaways that transcend mere luxury stock. Investors have greenlighted more than 30 other super-high-end projects in the past three years, according to lodging consultant Bjorn Hanson of PriceWaterhouse Coopers. The challenge? "It's about creating a luxury that is truly designed around the individual's needs," says Horst Schulze, former president of the Ritz-Carlton. "To accomplish that is an art." Schulze...