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...there any major director who has made six consecutive films, each one markedly inferior to the one before? A case can be made that the answer is M. Night Shyamalan. (I'm ignoring Shyamalan's first two features, the cross-cultural Praying With Anger and the juvenile drama Wide Awake, because they were clearly apprentice work and, frankly, they don't fit into my argument...
...effect of reduced fuel subsidies will ripple through economies, increasing costs across a wide range of industries, boosting inflation, undermining government budgets and stirring up unrest among citizens who are already feeling the bite of slower growth. In India, as elsewhere, the main reason governments impose controls on petroleum products such as diesel, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is to help millions who live on less than $1 a day - and to give politicians a chance to stay in power on election day. "There's the economics of it and there's the politics of it," says Suman Bery...
...addition, any changes made in terms of the kinds of foods served or the time allotted for TV viewing should be made "at the family-wide level," Lowry says. "This will prevent the overweight child from feeling targeted." And new self-esteem standards should be applied to the whole household too. If you're walking around commenting on how fat your butt looks in your new jeans, not only is your daughter going to hear you, but she may also begin making generalizations about how she looks...
...could. Ding managed a tower of eight--a feat of nervelessness, a quality essential in a competitive archer. "We're only interested in children who can pile up more than six bullets," says Qingdao archery coach Qu Yuefeng, who ticks off other attributes she requires in potential students: wide shoulders, a calm demeanor and good vision. Ding fulfilled every requirement, even though he admits he's not a "very sporty boy." Training is often dull. In his first year at the school, the 14-year-old has been allowed to work on only one major aspect of archery: the release...
...Nobody disagreed. There's wide recognition that more investment, fertilizer, better strains of seeds and better storage and transport are all essential to Africa's subsistence farmers. Yet in Africa, there's a perennial gap between knowing what needs to be done and doing it. China's venture into Africa has raised interest in business opportunities there. But many prospective investors are still put off by poor infrastructure. Several African countries, including South Africa, endure daily power cuts because of inadequate generating capacity...