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...into a plodding suspense thriller with eerie pseudo-philosophical voiceovers, hints of love triangle, and stylish cuts from scene to scene, all while still managing to evade any morsel of complexity or implied action. Soon you realize that these movie legends are being paid millions to pull a simple trick on you. But at that point, your ten dollars are already spent. Immerse yourself in canned, simplistic dialogue and predictable plot twists, then marvel at De Niro and Pacino’s flabby, AARP exteriors and the hot forensic scientist babes who are inexplicably attracted to them! The problem...
...think of the D90 as a great camera that does a very cool and occasionally useful parlor trick. Perfect for shooting snippets of the kids playing soccer, not so good for shooting the entire school play. But as a still camera, its price ($999.95 without a lens, or $1,299.95 as a kit with a Nikkor 18-mm to 105-mm image-stabilization lens) is hard to beat...
...sloppy play. HARVARD 18, WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON 7 The Crimson looked at home in the pool in its opening game, dispatching the Presidents with a flurry of offense. Tune netted seven goals to lead all scorers, but Harvard drew on numerous swimmers for an offensive spark. Lee tallied a hat trick as one of eight different players to score for the Crimson. Lee deflected any personal accolades choosing instead to highlight the group effort. “The hat trick was nice, but the team as a whole really played well,” he said...
...Development Community (SADC) in frustration. "President Mbeki was fuming, threatening the Zimbabwean leaders that SADC will not be responsible if there is bloodshed in their country if they fail to reach an agreement," said the source. "He was literally angry at the two leaders." That may have done the trick, since the support of Zimbabwe's neighbors is crucial to both men: if the SADC were to turn its back on Zimbabwe, Mugabe would be unable to govern with any stability, and neither would Tsvangirai have the leverage to oust...
...Back to reality. Of the 50 states, Alaska ranks No. 1 in taxes per resident and No. 1 in spending per resident. Its tax burden per resident is 2 1/2 times the national average; its spending, more than double. The trick is that Alaska's government spends money on its own citizens and taxes the rest of us to pay for it. Although Palin, like McCain, talks about liberating ourselves from dependence on foreign oil, there is no evidence that being dependent on Alaskan oil would be any more pleasant to the pocketbook...