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...September 20 date he had originally suggested. Like the groom at the conclusion of the 1967 film "The Graduate," Harvard officials--who had scrambled to reschedule a host of activities to accommodate Redford and his film about the '50s TV game show scandals--were left standing at the altar...
Most experts argue that the embargo allows Castro to blame the U.S. for his failures and should be modified or dropped. "The trade embargo," contends Harvard professor Jorge Dominguez, "should be seen as a tool, not an altar in front of which we kneel." But for now, Clinton shows no sign of standing...
Merging is one thing; making the deal a success is quite another. Some combinations, like last year's proposed merger of Bell Atlantic and TCI, never make it to the altar. Says Margaret Blair, a Brookings Institution economist: "The difference between the winners and losers is one heck of a lot of luck." And that's often true even if the people involved in megamergers use lofty concepts like "synergy" and "vision" to justify their moves...
...calls for help from his loa, the warrior god who represents St. George. This Sunday, Constant is intent on communing with his loa at a temple in the valley north of Gonaives. By the time he arrives at the site -- a concrete hovel -- darkness has fallen. Inside is an altar topped with white lace, a cross and a merry christmas sign. At its base are rum bottles and skulls...
This does not mean that Kieslowski does not use his visual talent. He steps into Karol's memory on occasion, replaying his reel-to-reel vision of walking from the marriage altar and stepping into the sun with Dominique. Her kiss always ends this sequence of hazy golden light and crinolin...