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...Plainly, the U.S. is going to need a lot of help rebuilding Iraq if the burden is not to become an intolerable strain on America's economy and society. And eliciting such help may require the curbing of the Bush administration's signature unilateralism. Some of that may be afoot in reports that the Bush administration may, after all, seek UN authorization for an international security force...
...freedom of expression and thought, a collegial search for understanding, rigorous scholarship and intense debate,” Stephen Ford said. “I think that was behind a lot of his disappointment with what happened at Harvard in those days. He was under an awful lot of strain...
...blocks and curls of corrugated iron. The many limbless trees have more presence than the two small humans who scuttle across the canvas. Its wide angle and transformation of horror into almost-beauty conveys emotional impact in a way no photograph can. In 1921 Nash was diagnosed with "war strain" and retreated to the Kent coast, near bleak Romney Marsh. He took refuge in geometry, applying a ruler to nature, and seeking out the regularity of fences, planks, horizons. The Shore (1923) shows the seawall at Dymchurch, which holds the water - in his imagination "cold and cruel" - back from...
...Touchstream offers huge advantages, as it's more comfortable to have the keyboard and mouse functions all in the same place. In addition, you don't waste time reaching for the mouse every few seconds. User surveys by the company indicate that the Touchstream may help reduce repetitive-strain injuries and increase productivity. We found it to be a lot more fun than mousing around...
...philosophical systems, fashionable or not. Angels' director, McG, is one of those pop-culture polymaths, up out of music videos, who can refer to anything, from Dirty Harry to A Star Is Born, with casual aptness. And he knows how to refresh action-movie cliches without undue strain. Give this guy a script to direct instead of a structure to fill in, and he could get really good. Meantime, if you switch all critical faculties to the OFF position, you might have a nice night with Angels. Whether you'll respect it the next morning is another matter...