Posted on June 30th, 2009 by Content Keyword RSS
Michael Mann’s “Public Enemies” is a lovingly crafted exercise by the veteran filmmaker, whose films have covered the similarities between criminals and lawmen many times before (See “Manhunter” and “Heat”). Starring Johnny Depp as infamous Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger and Christian Bale as dogged FBI agent Melvin Purvis, the film gives the audience an impression of what it must have been like to be there more than any other movie that has covered this well-worn territory before.
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Posted on June 30th, 2009 by Content Keyword RSS
Banks Balk at Agency Meant to Aid Consumers Banks and mortgage lenders are placing top priority on killing President Obama ’s proposal to create a new consumer protection agency that would regulate home loans, credit card fees, payday loans and other forms of consumer finance. The Obama administration fired an opening shot on Tuesday, sending Congress a detailed, 150-page proposal for an agency that would set new standards for ordinary mortgages, restrict or prohibit risky loans, investig
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Martin Luther King Jr. once famously said “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” But, how do you measure and weigh the good and the bad that one has contributed in weighing whether or not you have respect for them? read more
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By popular demand I’ve decided to compile a list of United’s most commonly oversold flights, or more precisely, the flights that (in my experience) require volunteers most often. There’s a big difference, since operational considerations can often play a big part in them needing volunteers. Before I go on, here are a couple of posts I’ve written about volunteering on United in the past: So, you want travel credits? So, you’re at the gate and want to VDB…. As I started to compile the lis
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Marks & Spencer , on June 17. The group’s shares have lost 11 percent of their value over the past year, underperforming the DJ Stoxx European retail index .SXRP by 9 percent. This is a cyclical business — more so, in our view, than the stock …
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