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...BETTER: Proulx was a realist, not much interested in the glories of mountain landscapes. Director Ang Lee is a romantic, and his realizations of the high country where the cowboys herd sheep and fall in love have a transformative effect on the story. He makes you believe those rough, crude guys might just possibly achieve passion and tenderness in those breathtaking locales...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books Vs. Movies | 11/27/2005 | See Source »

WHAT ARE YOUR WEAKNESSES? I've been disappointed many times in the trust that I've put in people. And I can sometimes be a bit harsh; I guess that's where my Iron Lady nickname comes from. I don't suffer fools gladly, and I can be rough around the edges in my handling of people who I feel have not met the requirements of a task...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf | 11/27/2005 | See Source »

Strategically, however, any U.S. withdrawal would have to be conducted "from a position of strength," says Bruce Hoffman, a terrorism expert at Rand. Al-Qaeda has always believed Americans lack patience and stamina when "the going gets rough," Hoffman says. "If the U.S. is seen as being stampeded out of the violence in Iraq, that will only be waving a red flag at the terrorists." But coming up with an exit strategy for Iraq--without appearing to run away--won't be easy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Symptoms of Withdrawal | 11/27/2005 | See Source »

Aguilar's principal, Joyce Hughes, says that the transition has been rough but typical. "With any new teacher," says Hughes, "whether you're from the Philippines or whatever, the kids will try you. She's really done a fantastic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Looking Abroad For A Few Good Teachers | 11/21/2005 | See Source »

...life at this time that we cannot wait until New Orleans is built back up and known as the city everyone wants to live and be. Just the thought of the days of the hurricane will not stop me and my family from staying away. It just was rough with having only two cars to drive from New Orleans with no gas in either one of them, on empty, but the Lord blessed us where we made it from there to Baton Rouge with no gas and with 10 people and a dog in a Blazer, and 7 people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Katrina: True Tales of Life After the Storm | 11/21/2005 | See Source »

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