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...tell the difference between flaws in a person that they should accept and flaws in their marriage? It's a tricky thing in a relationship to figure out what is the thing that I'm going to shut my eyes and let it go and what I'm going to challenge and draw attention to. Somewhere in every relationship we have to find enough space to be able to absorb the contradiction that we very much love this person but sometimes we absolutely cannot tolerate their company at all. I think sometimes we look at other people's marriages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eat, Pray, Love Author Elizabeth Gilbert | 1/4/2010 | See Source »

...returns as a symbol and a heroine. For that reason, Israel strongly resists allowing her out, or if she is released, they want to expel her from the area. Israel has resisted this exchange for more than three years. The majority of Israelis find the deal distasteful but accept it as the price necessary to bring back an Israeli soldier that was kidnapped," says Steinberg...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Woman in the Way of a Palestinian Prisoner Deal | 12/30/2009 | See Source »

...clear lack of inspection or punishment has inspired a small minority of smokers to ignore the ban - a lead that a growing number of their co-workers are deciding to follow," says Rémi Parola, a NSR official. "The law was effective in getting people to accept non-smoking as the legal and social norm, and that's now being slowly eroded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Smoking Ban? The French Light Up Again in Public | 12/26/2009 | See Source »

...Another barrier to membership is Serbia's continuing belligerence toward Kosovo, where about 10,000 people were killed and 850,000 driven from their homes during the war. Although NATO ousted Belgrade's tanks from the territory in 1999, Serbia still refuses to accept the loss of its province. Indeed, Serbia's condemnation of Kosovo's declaration of independence last year even raised concerns about a possible new military intervention. "Serbia still needs to come to terms with the war crimes of the 1990s and go through the painful but essential process of breaking from the stranglehold of the nationalist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Pariah No More: Serbia Bids to Join the E.U. | 12/23/2009 | See Source »

...still stuck on campus (hooray for snow and cancelled flights) and sad that the dining halls closed today after lunch? Here's a map of places in the Square that accept Crimson Cash...

Author: By Julie M. Zauzmer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Where to Eat if You're Still Stranded in Cambridge | 12/22/2009 | See Source »

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