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...says Mendes. "And also, if you call yourself a movie star, the next movie you're in will probably prove that you're not." Movie stars have projects built around them; Winslet seeks out movies in which she can serve a director or story by becoming an essential support beam in the film's overall architecture. Movie stars usually want more - more words, more screen time, more veto power; she wants less. When the playwright and screenwriter Doug Wright worked with her on Quills in 2000, he recalls, Winslet told him "with great tact, 'Doug, I'd never...
...which the recession might not bite: dentistry. According to Sageworks, a firm that tracks private-company financial performance, dentists' offices had higher profit margins than any other industry in 2008. With average profit margins at 17%, dentistry outpaced accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services, legal services and mining support services among the top five performing professions in '08. Dental margins rose about 1.5% from 2007, according to Sageworks. (Read "25 People to Blame for the Financial Crisis...
...unsteady financial institutions will need to off-load toxic assets to Washington's "bad bank" in order to start rebuilding balance sheets. Others, like Citigroup and Bank of America, that are teetering on the brink of insolvency will need new capital just to remain on life support. (See 25 people to blame for the financial crisis...
...Both sectors, finance and housing, are at the heart of the goverment's efforts to address the financial crisis. On February 10 Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner unveiled a multi-pronged plan for troubled banks, and on Wednesday President Barack Obama announced a $275 billion program to stem foreclosures and support the housing market. Today's stock market action suggests investors are still in doubt about the potential efficacy of both plans. Defensive stocks showed modest relative strength on Thursday: shares of consumer staple companies were...
...Medicaid or other programs if parents' insurance programs don't cover it. To meet demand, many states have invested in building labs within their public health departments or contracted with independent labs to perform the analyses. The March of Dimes is also pushing for national guidelines and appropriations to support newborn screening now that all 50 states are on board. "We're very mindful of the tough economic situation the states are experiencing," says Howse. "But I am relatively optimistic about this program staying in place. It's much less expensive to treat these conditions than it is to manage...