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...command that he try being omnipotent in order to learn how tough it is to be in charge of the universe. This time it's just an excitable friend (John Michael Higgins) who drags Carl to one of those personal-help messiahs who pock the California mindscape. The word from this shock-haired swami (Terence Stamp) is "Yes." By saying yes to every chance that comes your way - a homeless man's plea for your money, a street peddler's flier for a band concert, a loan request from any indigent who wanders into the bank - you will open yourself...
...Charter 08, which takes its title and inspiration from the "Charter 77" document that demanded rights for Czechoslovakia in 1977, called for an extensive list of rights in China, including free speech, freedom to form political parties, an independent legal system and direct elections. The 4,000-word document was released during a time of several sensitive anniversaries, including 100 years after the promulgation of China's first constitution, 60 years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and 30 years after Beijing's "Democracy Wall" movement. The charter was first signed by 303 intellectuals living...
What has been the best way to make money in 2008? In a word: health care. Big percentage gainers include Idenix Pharmaceuticals, a maker of hepatitis and HIV treatments (up 122%, to $5.99); Thoratec, a developer of therapies for heart disease (up 60%, to $29.16); Almost Family, a home-health-care services provider (up 132%, to $45.10); and Sequenom, which does genetic testing (up 93%, to $18.45). Some larger-cap players are also up significantly, if not quite as spectacularly: Barr Pharmaceuticals has gained 23%, and Amgen...
...giving the keynote because this is Apple's last year in the show, and it doesn't make sense for us to make a major investment in a trade show we will no longer be attending." Asked again about Jobs' health, Dowling gave a similar answer, never using the word Jobs or anything related to his condition...
...existence of the Cupola, taken for the Italian word for dome, first came to light in the 1960s and was confirmed by the turncoat witness Tommaso Buscetta, whose testimony to legendary magistrate Giovanni Falcone in the 1980s unlocked many of the Mafia's secrets. Allowing each family to remain autonomous in its own geographic area, the Cupola was effectively tasked with preventing disputes that would threaten the whole system...