Higher fuel and energy prices have hit purchasing power, amid a high inflation rate.

Higher fuel and energy prices have hit purchasing power, amid a high inflation rate.

It's very retro-looking. They used to have all types of paraphernalia on the walls but all that's changed, and it read more

It's very retro-looking. They used to have all types of paraphernalia on the walls but all that's changed, and it gives the place a more updated look. It's very fresh looking and seems to be brighter.

The plastic virtues: purity, unity, and truth, keep nature in subjection.

The plastic virtues: purity, unity, and truth, keep nature in subjection.

[MISSING MARKO: Backup OT Marko Cavka underwent surgery yesterday to insert a metal plate in his fractured left forearm, according read more

[MISSING MARKO: Backup OT Marko Cavka underwent surgery yesterday to insert a metal plate in his fractured left forearm, according to a source. It wasn't a fractured wrist, as first reported by the team. He will miss eight to 10 weeks. ... Abraham, in his latest comments about his franchise tag/contract dispute, reacted coolly toward the front office.] I came back strictly for my teammates, not for the people upstairs, ... I feel like I've proved myself, but that's not proof for them. I have to work with what they're doing.

I hope to God that the kind of security arrangements we have done today, we will not need to do read more

I hope to God that the kind of security arrangements we have done today, we will not need to do in the future,

In that environment, it's only natural to expect the switch from labor into technology.

In that environment, it's only natural to expect the switch from labor into technology.

The big question is what will happen over the next few years, ... Wages and costs are going up in read more

The big question is what will happen over the next few years, ... Wages and costs are going up in China. The economy is already past its peak. This is no longer the easy money you had in 2002 and 2003.

It's mainly concerns about economic weakness all over the globe and what it will do to the U.S.. The common read more

It's mainly concerns about economic weakness all over the globe and what it will do to the U.S.. The common refrain has been that the Asian crisis shouldn't have a big impact on the U.S. economy. Now with Russia's problems, people are reassessing that belief.

In keeping with Miramax tradition, I was instructed to find the 'hottest young stars around' to cast in the movie. read more

In keeping with Miramax tradition, I was instructed to find the 'hottest young stars around' to cast in the movie. I got a list of two names: Michelle Monaghan and Casey Affleck. I was lucky enough to get them both.