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of the 1980s Defined by Phil Powrie as "an escape from reality and the attempt to return to a presupposed golden age", nostalgia was alongside the crisis of masculinity one of the major features and influences of French cinema in the 1980s. A type of film considered by Powrie to be nostalgic is the "colonial" film, which as the title suggests deals with France´s colonial history overseas. According to the writer, colonial films are strongly nostalgic since they focus on the loss of a lifestyle

Traces of the oil slick spilling from the failed BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico began to reach the Breton-Chandeleur Island chain, Gov. Bobby Jindal reported early Tuesday, but clean-up crews and others were having trouble finding it. After sending several boats to the area, the Coast Guard said it could not confirm that the oil had actually made landfall. Small patches of thick, red-colored oil inside large areas of light oil sheen were spotted on the inshore side the barrier island chain

on NBC and has been syndicated consistently on various networks since then. In the mid-1990s, Smith transitioned from television to film, and ultimately starred in numerous blockbuster films that received broad box office success. In fact, he is the only actor in history to have eight consecutive films gross over $100 million in the domestic box office as well as being the only actor to have eight consecutive films in which he starred open at the #1 spot in the domestic box office tally. Fourteen of the

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Welcome to the Rocket Pitch Program! • Identify the best practices to follow when making a Rocket Pitch; • • The Rocket Pitch is a powerful and disciplined format to present a new business idea. In this program, you will learn the basics of a Rocket Pitch and its various uses. You will have the opportunity in the course of the program to view real Rocket Pitches by current and former students at Babson College. You also have the option to participate in practice exercises designed to reinforce

Isis to Change Wallet Design; Hires New Wallet App Developer  The Isis mobile operator joint venture plans to introduce a new design for its mobile wallet and is  changing the supplier of its device software, NFC Times has learned.    Isis, which is conducting a two‐city trial in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Austin, Texas, plans to introduce  the redesigned user interface for consumers by the third quarter. The redesign is not timed to  coincide with an expected expansion this year by Isis to additional U

China’s consumers in the year of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games TNS China Source Book TNS is the sixth sense of business™ GO TO CONTENTS ★ China Source Book – Contents A welcome message from TNS China, CSM Media Research and CTR Market Research China’s market research industry races ahead 1 China’s view of the world 6 Hypermarkets are helping to create a new shopping culture among China’s middle classes 12 Guide your marketing in China with these 10 important consumer trends

important question to raise today. With the economic crisis, a big Mac menu is cheaper than vegetables and fruits. The big companies take the lead on low prices. In a day-to-day life people don’t have time to sit down to have a meal. In spite of the government advices, people are more and more sedentary. Indeed, people become increasingly obese, including obese pregnant women who give birth to obese or unhealthy babies. So the question is; what does exactly the government to reduce the obesity

rigorous with corporate malfeasance and is known to be a safe haven for white-collar crimes. This is seen through the analysis of the $150 million pump-and-dump YBM Magnex scheme where the President received a life time ban from becoming a director or officer of any issuer in Ontario only; the CEO received 5 year ban plus $250,000 fine and former chairman received a 3 year ban plus $ 75,000 fine. Total fines amounted to $1.2 million CAD. In comparison to the U.S and the Enron scandal, the CFO received