including more than 20 children, murdered by a former police officer in their nursery school. the country s prime minister hasjoined grieving parents, placing flowers in the town where the attack took place. now on bbc news talking movies reports on some early highlights from this year s new york film festival which is marking its 60th anniversary. hello from new york, i m tom brook. welcome to talking movies. entered a s programme, some early highlights from the new york film festival which, this year is marking its 60th anniversary. they said it was on bill moorbel, 1985 novel, white noise, but he was undeterred, adapting it into a movie and it was the opening night attraction here at the new york film festival. the director and cast were all there on opening night. this film which moves between genres isn t easy to describe. on one level it is a family drama that unfolds amid a toxic airborne event that apparel is a college town. , . event that apparel is a college tow
junior year of college. her mother edda recalls amanda the fresh-faced 20-year-old intent on adventure. she was going to study abroad going into college somewhere. she didn t know where yet. amanda would decide on perugia, italy. her sister deanna remembers when she moved into this house which she shared with three other girls, two italians and one british student named meredith kercher. why was she so set on that apartment? i think because of the people really. it was close to the college and her roommates are the sweetest people in the world. but after only six weeks in italy on the night of november 1st, 2007, amanda s overseas adventure would take a bizarre turn. amanda claims she slept over with her boyfriend raffaello sollecito that night. according to her, they cooked dinner at his house, smoked hashish and made love. on that same night, meredith kercher returned to the home she shared with amanda after watching a movie with friends. sometime between 11:00 p.m.
murder abroad. amanda knox was going into her junior year of college. her mother etta recalls amanda the fresh-faced 20-year-old intent on adventure. she was going to study abroad going into college somewhere. she didn t know where yet. amanda would decide on perugia, italy. her sister deanna remembers when she moved into this house which she shared with three other girls, two italians and one british student named meredith kircher. why was she so set on that apartment? i think because of the people really. it was close to the college and her roommates are the sweetest people in the world. but after only six weeks in italy on the night of november 1st, 2007, amanda s overseas adventure would take a bizarre turn. amanda claims she slept over with her boyfriend raffaello sollecito that night. according to her, they cooked dinner at his house, smoked hashish and made love. on that same night, meredith kircher returned to the home she shared with amanda after watching a m
after all, most american workers would never be able to take time off whaen a big project has to get done on deadline. funding the government, that s a big project with a very important deadline. and consider this. according to expedia.com, the average american worker gets 18 vacation days a year. 18. and they only use 14 of them. did i mention that since january, congress has only been in session for 125 days? plus, the divided 112th congress promises to be on pace as the least productive in recent memory. since january, only 14 house measures have been signed into law by president obama. and look at this, when democrats controlled the house last year from january to june, 466 bills and resolutions were passed. by comparison, over the same timeframe this year, only 207 bills or resolutions got approval. they spent more time bickering than getting anything actually done. yet house lawmakers sure do get paid a lot. rank and file representatives earn $174,000 a year. the speake
no time for a recess. after all, most american workers would never be able to take time off whaen a big project has to get done on deadline. funding the government, that s a big project with a very important deadline. and consider this. according to expedia.com, the average american worker gets 18 vacation days a year. 18. and they only use 14 of them. did i mention that since january, congress has only been in session for 125 days? plus, the divided 112th congress promises to be on pace as the least productive in recent memory. since january, only 14 house measures have been signed into law by president obama. and look at this, when democrats controlled the house last year from january to june, 466 bills and resolutions were passed. by comparison, over the same timeframe this year, only 207 bills or resolutions got approval. they spent more time bickering than getting anything actually done. yet house lawmakers sure do get paid a lot. rank and file representatives earn $174,