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...centuries been the least-read classic in the canon. The novel is such a wildly, willfully discursive history of its hero and narrator (whose birth does not occur until more than halfway through the book) that the notion of turning it into a 94-min. film raises two stubborn questions...
Nothing much happened here in Israel last week, which was something of a surprise to most Israelis, who were expecting big, dramatic, perhaps cataclysmic developments after Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was incapacitated by a massive stroke. Sharon, ever stubborn, lived on, breathing a little, responding reflexively to pokes and proddings from his physicians--and so there was no state funeral, no national emotional catharsis, no clear transfer of power. But more important, there was no political confusion or panic. Leadership was quietly assumed by Sharon's deputy, Ehud Olmert. "Here we are in the midst of a revolution in Israeli...
Since his election as Prime Minister four years ago, Sharon has towered over Israeli politics, shaping it to his will. But while he fought for his life last week, many Israelis had already resigned themselves to the loss of their legendary leader. Unsurprisingly, Sharon displayed a stubborn fortitude, hanging on for days after suffering the initial hemorrhage, even showing signs of improvement late last week. But the prognoses from medical experts indicated that he would never return to the tan leather chair at the center of the Cabinet table. And so the country began the wrenching process of moving...
...loved my years here, but it makes me sad to think that someone more talented than me, but less stubborn and less connected, could have dropped away from The Crimson. And as earnest as this may be: here’s to making the building more inclusive. Because it’s a building and an organization that I deeply love...
...detect explosives. "I wanted to destroy the myths that they're untrainable and dangerous." Two months into her year-long project, the animals have surpassed her expectations. Hybrids she's tried to train for clients have been "like badly wired electrical systems," but the senses of the pure dingo - stubborn but smart - are undiluted. If they're not patrolling airports anytime soon, Fyffe hopes her research might at least win the dingo some respect. "There has to be a happy medium without killing them all off," she says. "Otherwise our grandchildren will be looking at pictures of them in books...