Word: quietness
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...true that, over the past few years, for those who do not speak our language, it has been the silent artists of French culture who have hit the headlines: the mime artist Marcel Marceau, Jacques Cousteau, our choreographers, our circus acts. They represent our quiet resistance to the hubbub of the world. But we would still like to impress you, modestly, in the French style; to make ourselves heard, shout a bit, throw a few tantrums. This isn't easy when, with your powerful American cultural industries, your worldwide machinery for projecting image, sound, software, desires, you have been...
...there's no doubt that the sudden peace and quiet will be a double-edged sword; as the extraordinary excitement and activity abruptly stops, the double whammy of life after the holidays and the caucuses will leave some Iowans down in the dumps. "This is a huge event. It really picks up people's moods - they see themselves being viewed nationally as very important to a very important process," says Larry Hejtmanek, director of a Des Moines mental health center and an avid caucus-goer. "The downside is January 4. It's all over. You have a normal letdown. People...
...other. Just about everyone from both offices eats lunch at Coney Island, a second-floor diner known for its pork loin. And there's the men's room, of course. A Paul volunteer recently ran into Huckabee himself there, and found him to be cordial. But there is some quiet grumbling from Huckabee's team about Paul's people using up all the paper towels. When told about the dispute, a top strategist for a rival G.O.P. campaign said of the scruffy Paul forces: "They probably bathe in there...
...Only a few days ago, Muslim communities in Britain were wrapped up in the giddy celebrations of Eid, which marks the end of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, and the contagious cheer of Christmas. Now, many of those neighborhoods have gone quiet, as Pakistanis - and, in solidarity, Muslims of other nationalities - pay their respects to their fallen heroine. In mosques across the country, Friday prayers were to include a special prayer for Bhutto, and for the past two days, neighbors have been gathering in town halls and community centers to commemorate...
...China in India's North-East," says foreign affairs expert C. Raja Mohan. "They both now share a counter-terror agenda, and it is an important step forward for the two to collaborate." On the domestic political front, the exercises also offer the Indian government an opportunity to quiet criticism from its leftwing coalition partners over its pro-U.S. tilt...