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...seven unruly children. In the opening sequence, the children, led by the eldest boy (Simon Brown, the cute kid from “Love Actually”) break into the kitchen, tie the screaming cook (Imelda Staunton, “Vera Drake”) to the table, and wreak utter havoc. Nanny McPhee then mysteriously shows up at their door and uses her magic to whip the brats into shape. When the children refuse to get up in the morning, claiming they have the measles, Nanny McPhee actually gives the children measles for the day. Lesson learned—with...
...spend any money, you could end up paying in other ways. That is, by downloading the freebies, you could be opening the door to a host of other things-extra programs bundled in with that candy-cane cursor or animated elf, that, if left unchecked, are likely to wreak havoc on your computer and kill your celebratory mood...
...Retaliation came just hours later, as hundreds of youths of Middle Eastern descent took to the streets with baseball bats and other weapons to wreak havoc and ignite fear in neighboring suburbs. Mainly, they smashed shop windows and car windscreens, though a 23-year-old man was stabbed, while another was beaten up while taking out the garbage. Last week, young men set alight or otherwise attacked several churches in south-western Sydney. Arrests reached the dozens, but the violence abated as police numbers swelled in trouble spots and community leaders pleaded for calm. Still, with new text messages rallying...
...native on the team’s penalty kill, and the pivot’s sheer disregard for his own body has made him one of Harvard’s most successful shot blockers. And then there’s forecheck, where Magura’s fitness and doggedness wreak havoc on teams’ abilities to set up. He’s been at it a while. Magura played three years at Fargo South High School—he was Rookie of the Year there, too—and the summer before his senior year, he attended three USHL...
...attacks have risen from 2 in 2004 to 32 so far this year. Worldwide, piracy incidents could top 300 in 2005. Although attacks on cruise ships like the Spirit are unusual, piracy is one of the world's most stubborn criminal plagues: in waterways around the world, armed gangs wreak havoc with trade routes, interfering with the delivery of relief supplies, holding crews for ransom and stealing tens of millions of dollars in goods every year. Asia remains the most notorious region for piracy, but the waters off the coast of Somalia are fast catching up. Scores of vessels like...