Word: retreatism
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...agree to stay neutral or join in the fight between the army and the Pakistan Taliban. Nazir, who was freed from Pakistani custody to fight al-Qaeda-linked Uzbek militants, controls the areas of South Waziristan where the Pakistan army has positioned troops to seal off a line of retreat for the Pakistan Taliban. The danger for the U.S. is that such deals involve a nod and a wink for continued cross-border attacks, making the militants an even more potent threat...
Perhaps it's a case of life imitating bad art. In this year's mirthless Hollywood comedy Couples Retreat: Return to Eden, eight Americans attempt to recharge their foundering marriages by undergoing counseling on a tropical island. At about the same time the movie was disappointing U.S. audiences, a handful of Indian travel agents began pushing "divorce tourism" - package deals designed to help clients salvage their vows while getting away from it all. Six months ago, Viresh Hirjee, chief executive of KV Tours & Travels in Mumbai, pioneered the field by sending customers on holiday with marriage counselors...
...Government added more ministries (there are now 42) and divided them equally between the two warring parties. Since then, the public has seethed at the excess and lack of judgment shown by their leaders. Just last week, government ministers and their assistants took off for a three-day coastal retreat at the Serena Beach Hotel and Spa, where most of the rooms go for more than $200 a night. The big achievement of the weekend? According to the presidential press service, officials agreed to "abide by the oath of secrecy" and refrain "from making adverse public utterances against fellow Cabinet...
...gobble them. The way that you read a book at 13 is different. You read it at a gallop, while you are eating. You avoid human contact. I read New Moon over the course of a day and a half in Ojai, Calif., at a very crunchy retreat that included a sweat lodge. Actually, my only pause was for a sweat lodge during which I asked the Quileute ancestors to come and give me good luck. Somewhere Jacob Black was pleased. I was channeling Team Jacob because he needs it in this movie. Everyone already knows about Edward. (See pictures...
...million second week 3. The Men Who Stare at Goats, $6.2 million; $22.4 million, second week 4. Precious, $6.1 million; $8.9 million, second week 5. Michael Jackson's This Is It, $5.1 million; $68.2 million, third week 6. The Fourth Kind, $4.7 million; $20.6 million, second week 7. Couples Retreat, $4.3 million; $102.1 million, sixth week 8. Paranormal Activity, $4.2 million; $103.8 million, eighth week 9. Law Abiding Citizen, $3.9 million; $67.3 million, fifth week 10. The Box, $3.2 million; $13.2 million, second week...