Word: weighting
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...cast seems too nauseous or too stupid to see through. The Part About Archimboldi is the novel’s most ambitious section, and it’s most beautiful. The novelist is Arturo Belano’s kindred spirit, a secret brother who seems to absorb the whole weight of his tragic experience—from his time in the Werhmacht on the apocalyptic Eastern Front to his haunting stay in a rest home for the demented—with a consciousness that remains totally opaque but for his books. But he’s more a symbol than...
...sudden drop in Harvard’s endowment has brought our community to a crossroads. For many years, top administrators at Harvard have encouraged—or acquiesced to—policies that give greater weight to the bottom line than to the university’s historic mission, deferring to hired money managers rather than to its own experienced community. The endowment’s $8 billion loss is a stark warning of the peril that Harvard faces as it speeds down the corporate highway...
...remains to be seen how the Spanish public will take to the idea of removing the miniature action figures from their kids' Happy Meals. Ana's parents say they aren't worried about their daughter's weight. "We eat well at home, and an occasional treat isn't going to hurt her," says her mother Tonia. In fact, they had also eaten lunch at McDonald's the previous day. "She really loved the toy saber," Marco says...
...those troubled by the changes to her state's health-insurance plan. "I understand the perspective that people who are carrying more risk should pay more, but it just doesn't seem fair," she says. "I don't think it's the best way to get people to lose weight and stop smoking." Then again, people who get caught speeding have to pay more for car insurance. Has that made us all safer drivers? The original version of this article misspelled the surname of North Carolina State Health Plan executive director Jack Walker...
...earlier Almodóvars. This time his energy went into the dense plot scheme, with its duplication of characters and family dynamics. One thing hasn't changed: the director's skill at bringing out the star quality of his performers. Homar, a Spanish stage veteran, handsomely shoulders the weight of the film. As for Cruz, in her fourth Almodóvar film, she's never been more luminous, serious or sexy. Her Lena is woman enough to justify one man's need to possess or destroy her and another's desire to hold on to her for a lifetime...