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...17th century reign of Spain's King Philip IV, a once-mighty empire was drowning in corruption, intrigue and lawlessness, while the Inquisition sowed terror throughout the land. If ever there was a man of honor and integrity who could bring justice to the wretched of this world ? it certainly wasn't Diego Alatriste y Tenorio. As an infantry captain, he had fought well against Spain's enemies. But now he was hacking out a squalid living in Madrid as a sword-for-hire. Nevertheless, Captain Alatriste is poised to become fiction's hottest international swashbuckler since the Scarlet Pimpernel...
...remains of the little sandspit of Elugelab ... Its colors lost their infernal intensity, paled to harmless-looking but deadly pastels. Bruneval, France April 14, 1947 Dignitaries and former Resistance leaders last week plodded across muddy fields to the remote hamlet of Bruneval in Normandy. There, at a ceremony to honor a British commando raid, Charles de Gaulle ... opened a campaign to recapture power. "The tide goes up and down," said De Gaulle. "Perhaps it is in the course of nature that a period of clear and gigantic efforts should be followed by a period of obscure fumbling. But times...
...beneficiaries of all that hope and energy unleashed upon the New World, you certainly feel an obligation to honor it. So, field trip--great idea! But that night we got a surprise...
...partly inspired by a Teddy Roosevelt quotation that his wife later found on his desk at home. That speech praised the person "who strives valiantly ? spends himself in a worthy cause ? and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly." This movie honors the passengers' courage, and I will try to honor them by seeing it, no matter how painful it will definitely be. Richard Siegelman Plainview, New York...
...Opus Dei, who did not hide their membership but on the contrary made an effort to answer all questions, including some of a very personal nature. Still I consider the article essentially accurate in its description of Opus Dei and of the criticism that it receives. It was an honor to cooperate with TIME in the story's preparation. Juan Manuel Mora Communications Director Opus Dei Rome...