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...when to cut rapidly and was the music engaging and how do we know what the characters are thinking. [But] people disregard it. It's sort of an unspoken prejudice." Bird sees the bias in official film history: "I read articles about great first films. I have never seen Toy Story listed. Is that not as impressive as, say [Spielberg's] Sugarland Express?" He also feels animators are ignored at Oscar time: "An animation director has never been nominated for best director. Ever. People don't understand what directors of animated films...
Expectations come at a price. Dubbed the "Jesus Phone," the iPhone has raised the bar of consumer anticipation so high that regardless of how well it actually works, some will be disappointed. Steve Jobs hopes to sell 10 million of his newest toy by the end of next year, but there are several factors that may spoil the iPhone party...
...same calculation that millions of American consumers are making since the recent recalls of deadly pet food, lead-paint-tainted toy trains and shredding tires made in China. The U.S. imported 40% of its consumer goods from China last year. But there is no practical way to gauge, other than by reputation, whether a Chinese import is as safe as it is cheap. So should you worry more about the extension cords or the TV? Screen the kids' toys but not their shoes? Until China's capitalism develops its own set of rules and limits, is that our only option...
...Once he completed his interview with terrorist Saif Abdallah, who makes improvised explosive devices, did Ghosh notify U.S. forces of Abdallah's location? If Ghosh sat in a room with him and his equipment, then he has knowledge that can lead to saving service members' lives. Abdallah's next "toy" might kill me or one of my soldiers, and that is unacceptable...
...since the close of trading on their February 9 debut. Granted, that's a short-term, backward-looking view?never the best way to size up a potential investment. Yet as other shops like Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Carlyle Group, Apollo Group, and British hedge fund manager GLG Partners toy with listing public shares, it's worth taking a critical look at the broader, ongoing forces impacting these stocks...