Word: brutes
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...love Gabrielle for the acid pleasure it gave me, for the eloquence of its characters discomfort, for the brute delicacy of its direction (shifting seamlessly between courtship and bitterness, between black-and-white and color) and especially for the beautiful performances of Huppert and Greggory: she the queen for 30 years of serious French film, he the stage actor proving he knows how to pitch an emotion so the camera just catches it. Chéreau, a distinguished director for the stage as well as for film - Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train and Intimacy being his movies...
...strengthened its democratic allies so their desperation did not push them into the arms of the communists. From that came the Marshall Plan. They said America could be patient if it nurtured alliances based on consent, because such alliances would outlast the Soviet bloc, which was held together by brute force. Thus, NATO. And they said America could be patient abroad if it democratically solved problems at home, something the Soviet Union could not do. After the Soviets launched Sputnik, John F. Kennedy said America's cold war struggle depended on American kids learning science. "Every ... measure ... to improve self...
...country that has to create 25 million jobs a year just to stay even. Think about that." He left it to Commerce Secretary Gutierrez to play what one former U.S. trade official called "the standard 'He Tarzan, me Jane?I may not be able to rein in the big brute' routine." Congress, Gutierrez warned last week, "may go down a path that none of us want...
...Panlong, authorities in Liujiaying have used brute force to silence those with the temerity to speak out. In January, Liu Yinde, 62, traveled to Qingdao to seek redress, bearing a petition letter that detailed the alleged abuses. In it, he claimed $1.8 million in lost farming income for the village and appealed directly to Beijing: "We farmers believe the central government headed by President Hu will carry out the law for the people. We believe you certainly will take care of our village affairs." But before he was able to submit his letter, Liu says, a group of hooligans stopped...
...Prelinger Archives of ephemeral films). The Archive advertises itself as a place to store information, and it accepts contributions. Since it’s a nonprofit organization that relies largely on donations to operate, it lacks some of Google’s punch when it comes to brute-force digitization of old works. Libraries, including our own, which have been working on this problem for the better part of the past decade, face similar financial woes.The importance of digitization goes well beyond the mere benefits of secure storage and widespread distribution networks, though even on their own, these things will...