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Listen for a moment to the beautiful and dignified voices of Africa's mothers. Despite their burdens of poverty and hunger, they will tell you not of their endless toil but of their hopes for their children. But softly, ever so softly, they will also recount the children they have lost, claimed by a sudden fever, children who died in their arms as they were carried in a desperate half-day's journey by foot from the village to the nearest clinic...
...Shepherd” is more an exploration of Wilson’s commitment to his country, and the toil it wreaks on those closest to him. DeNiro has created a fascinatingly compelling picture that relies upon a fantastic screenplay to further plot. Noted screenwriter Eric Roth (“Munich”) produces a compelling script that gives the film its catalyst. With “Shepherd” he clearly nails both political intrigue and personal deterioration...
...initial yearly package costing around $200,000. That's not cheap, but Williams calls it good value considering it helps clients place strategic bets worth millions. Sectors constantly affected by uncertainty and flux may find it most useful: think telecoms, oil companies, traders, insurers and betting companies. Firms that toil in steady environments may be less interested, but, as Williams points out, "there seem to be fewer and fewer of those around...
...expanded the number of prime-ministerial advisers from two to five and began forming a Japanese equivalent of the U.S. National Security Council, reporting directly to the Prime Minister. The creation of Team Abe is an attempt to shift political power away from Kasumigaseki, where Japan's formidable bureaucrats toil. "There's always been a struggle between the LDP and the ministries," says Tomoaki Iwai, a professor of political science at Nihon University. "Abe came through with a White House-style system of strong leadership that Koizumi couldn't quite achieve...
Then there is the important distinction between the professional and college ranks in football. In college, even as the athletes toil to line the NCAA coffers and pad the bank accounts of the universities they attend, they are held to stricter standards of conduct than their professional counterparts, all in the name of the amateur spirit...