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...given a chance to emerge from his foolish, self-indulgence. Ricci's stone-faced Wendy Hood is interesting to watch but difficult to penetrate. Sigourney Weaver's sultry next-door neighbor remains a mystery throughout the film. Lee suggests that every character is going through some sort of emotional turmoil, no matter how hard they may be trying not to let it show. However, the audience needs more access into the minds of these characters to make the bleak ending more meaningful...
...year has been a time of turmoil and anxiety at the organization's Denver headquarters. Attendance at stadium events this year has fallen precipitously, and the dip in revenues has led to a paring down of the staff. Leaders are coming up with all sorts of new issues to tackle--for example, counseling men on ways to get out of debt, to broaden and deepen the promises that must be kept. The days leading up to the rally, however, have been exuberant. The distant future does not faze McCartney. His trust is in the same God who inspired him seven...
After an hourlong private session with Brandt, Jack admits, "I'm glad there's counseling involved. Some stories he told gave me some insight." But, given the turmoil in Jack's life, is this an appropriate time for him to undergo a potentially devastating test? "I see our job as ruling out only people who clearly have psychological disorders that make them vulnerable to the stress and put them at risk for catastrophic outcomes," Brandt answers. "Then my job is raising issues, helping people reason it through, rather than being the gatekeeper." It is Brandt's experience that people rarely...
...reason for Petrobras' luster is the competence of its technical staff. After years of management turmoil and revolving-door leadership, the government appointed Joel Mendes Renno, 59, to the top job in 1992 and has let him stay the course. An engineer and former adviser to the government's Ministry of Mines and Energy, he is known as an efficient manager who allows department heads to function without interference...
What keeps the news from being worse? In a word: China. It has been affected by the Asian turmoil, but not much. China is still running a huge trade surplus; its currency, the yuan, is holding steady; and inflation is under control. The change of government in Hong Kong is likely to make little economic difference. China's growth this year and next should be about 9% or 10%. That hefty push should help the global good times keep rolling...