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...bore many an unhealthy grudge against friends unwilling to accept movies as anything beyond mere entertainment. The most unfortunate aspect of the whole situation is that the less people expect from their weekly excursions to the multiplex, the less they’re delivered. And voila: the monsters are unleashed...
...position papers, but wouldn't it be easier if there were armies of political-science majors who did all the sorting and thinking for you? There are. They're the college-age campaign volunteers in New Hampshire, and if you simply decide which group of them you like best--voila, there's your candidate. As a service guide, we have figured out the volunteers' lifestyles, as defined by where they shop (Banana Republic or Salvation Army?), what they read (Noam Chomsky or the New Republic?) and what music they listen to (edgy rapper 50 Cent or sensitive Britpoppers Coldplay...
...shrink? That's the idea behind Marriage Education. "It's less expensive and more effective than therapy," says Diane Sollee, 59, who gave up her marriage-therapy career to create the Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education. "The therapy model is 'I'll treat you, and, voila, your marriage will work.' The education model is much more respectful. It assumes there's nothing wrong with you--you're not sick. You just need better information, and it assumes you can apply it to your situation. It's also not a long-term process...
...throw in a couple of turnovers, some select injuries, poorly timed penalties, a few botched field goals and voila, there you have it: a legitimate championship-ruining formula...
...less reliable than the computer, obsolete.) Students would take notes on their laptops in class, then take their laptops home and do their homework on them. To turn in an assignment, they would simply drag and drop it into the appropriate folder, where the teacher could wirelessly retrieve it. Voila: the paperless classroom...