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Capturing the Moment As a man, I know I'm not supposed to shed tears except for deaths in the family, but I've got to admit that reading Nancy Gibbs' article on Barack Obama in this week's commemorative issue made my eyes misty [Nov. 17]. These were tears not of sorrow but of sheer appreciation for a wonderfully expressed essay about this transcendent moment in American history. Hervie Haufler, Shelburne, Vermont...
...Alfa Romeo GTV6 Every single thing was wrong with it. I had one, so I should know. Except it melted your heart. It was pretty, it made a lovely sound. Mostly the sound of it breaking down, but in between ... it sounded lovely...
...distinctly modern-day menace, playing out every week off the eastern coast of Africa. At least 88 ships have been attacked in the Gulf of Aden alone this year. The problem would not pose too difficult a problem for the modern military forces of the world to solve - except that there has been no political will thus far to launch a campaign against these pirates...
...Olivier House (828 Toulouse Street; 504-525-8456), in the honeymoon suite. (That was pure luck: One bride's canceled wedding is another woman's happy weekend.) With its floor-to-(nearly)-ceiling shuttered windows and curlicue iron balcony rails, I felt like Brooke Shields in Pretty Baby (except legal and not as cute). The French Quarter hotel, built in 1839, was charming and utterly transporting, but if you're in the market for fancy, keep looking - some of the wallpaper here is peeling, and the furniture sags. And although we loved the Olivier House, next time we're going...
...could rise to prominence. After all, as the Dalai Lama's representative Tenzin Taklha told reporters earlier in November, the consultative meeting would examine the exile group's approach to achieving their goal of a freer Tibet from the ground up. "Everything will be on the table," he said, except the fundamental principle of non-violence. But seeking independence more aggressively could be a risky strategy - one that might leave the Dalai Lama pitted against a section of his own people and severely weakened in the eyes of his Chinese foes...