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...inexplicable movements, so perplexing to newshawks who watched his little frame house night & day after the ransom was paid, diminished. On one occasion he had seized a small U. S. flag, waving it frantically over his head as he ordered reporters off his premises. Another time he pretended to threaten them with an imaginary revolver--curious behavior which keyed well with a case chock full of strange actions...
...sickeningly simplistic morality structure of the film, the two rich children serve as wholesome victims, while the three rough and bitter kids from the bad part of town are posed as the inevitably doomed youth that life forgot. When one of the hooligans, Mars (Ben Foster), begins to threaten Jennifer, we are informed that this “goth” character’s father’s abusive behavior left him an orphan, resulting in his disregard for human life...
...just when it seems almost ready for prime time, the Net is being buffeted by forces that threaten to destroy the very qualities that fueled its growth. It's being pulled from all sides: by commercial interests eager to make money on it, by veteran users who want to protect it, by governments that want to control it, by pornographers who want to exploit its freedoms, by parents and teachers who want to make it a safe and useful place for kids. The Canter-and-Siegel affair, say Net observers, was just the opening skirmish in the larger battle...
...symbolic sting of the Faculty’s vote seemed likely to diminish Summers’ stature at Harvard and threaten his ability to lead the University. But as the practical effects of the no-confidence motion remained unclear, Summers and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) appeared stuck in an awkward limbo...
...Looking at what’s happened to University Hall, I think he’s been pushed further than he should have allowed himself to be,” the professor said, adding that Kirby should have been prepared to threaten to resign when his power was excessively undermined...