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...from "convergence" or a two-state solution, such a collapse would force Israel to resume direct administrative control over the West Bank and Gaza. So, the U.S. and Israel are forced into an awkward back-pedaling posture, in which they're seeking ways of temporarily relieving some of the symptoms of the Palestinian social collapse without appearing to reduce the pressure on Hamas...
...other novels for the screen, this time he stayed away. "Experience tells me that the writer usually is an uncomfortable presence at the filming," Pérez-Reverte says from his home near Madrid. (Spanish screenwriter Augustín Díaz Yanes wrote the script and directed it.) "The movie is excellent," says Pérez-Reverte. "It is cruel and hard and at the same time fascinating. I am very satisfied." Spain's Hollywood standard-bearer Antonio Banderas originally wanted to direct the film and play Alatriste, but talks with the movie's producers fell through. Mortensen...
...engage" with it. When millions of people spend minutes, not seconds, with an ad, "that's a long time spent with a brand, and that's very powerful." Collier says digital technology is giving marketers powerful opportunities because it can build brand awareness like TV, let advertisers "talk" directly to consumers on a one-to-one basis, and do hard-nosed selling like direct mail. "It uses every step of the digital channel," says Collier. And advertisers seem to be voting with their feet. Consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates that online advertising spending in Europe, the Middle East and Africa will reach...
...Down from Top Side created an auction record for an Aboriginal painting, the market had evolved into a highly sophisticated industry with the best work being sourced from the community art centers where provenance was assured. But rogue dealers wanted a piece of the action, approaching in-demand artists direct. "Some artists I'm convinced will never paint enough paintings to satisfy the number of people who want them," says Sweeney. "So you've got something that's just exploded...
...part because of the opacity of the Iranian regime's intentions, only a small minority of the Bush team favors direct talks. Many experts inside and outside the government believe that no matter what incentives the world offers, Iran is determined to become a nuclear power. That has raised the specter that the U.S. might take military action to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities. Although the prospect causes shudders among the U.S.'s European and Arab allies, it might prove more palatable if Washington has shown it has exhausted all diplomatic options, including direct negotiations, before resorting to military force...