Word: comfortes
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...Germany's Frankfurter Algemeine Zeitung took comfort from the intervention this week of Britain's prime minister Tony Blair, who began the week with a passionate speech to rally European public opinion by recalling the atrocity that began the current war in Afghanistan. Blair was the "ideal person" to hold together a flagging coalition, the German paper wrote. He "steadfastly emphasized that suspending the attacks on Afghanistan would send the wrong signal at the wrong time. Mr. Blair cautioned the terrorists against confusing the scruples and criticism expressed by many in the West with weakness and decadence, saying that such...
...comfort local police departments to know that the FBI is no more open when it deals with other federal agencies. For years the bureau has not provided U.S. consulates with direct access to the crime-suspect databases at its National Crime Information Center, though that would help overworked officials make more informed decisions on whether to grant visas. Things become even more complicated when the bureau has to deal with the CIA. The separation between foreign and domestic intelligence gathering is a long tradition of the U.S. security apparatus. In part this was a remedy for the excesses...
...took comfort in reading about the extreme difficulties of using chemical or biological weapons in an attack on the public. But I keep thinking of how a similarly reassuring article describing the unlikely odds of simultaneous, multiple-airplane hijackings could have been written just a few short weeks ago. There is one inescapable fact we all must take away from the events of Sept. 11: if something can be thought of, it can be done. JOHN R. CARVER Long Beach, Calif...
...what dance can mean. The technical skills of the dancers in this portion of the show were impressive. The Balanchine style is not an easy one to master and perform, but the dancers, under the direction of Anna K. Weiss ’03, exhibit a level of comfort with the steps that makes it enjoyable to watch...
...somewhat obscured by the “Do not touch” signs that ring the more fragile pieces. Ono’s films are presented more faithfully—and, considering that most of her other works are readily “imagined” in the comfort of your dorm-room, they constitute the best reason for visiting the show. In the age of Bergman and Godard, Ono was once again at the forefront of cinematic experimentation, taking the medium to new levels of abstraction to revolutionize the way we see. The highlight here...