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...dreams back to when such a scene would have been unimaginable: she, sharp as a tack, getting the better of him in an argument; he, strong as a bull, showing off by swinging her into the air--on a beach, perhaps, like the one in front of the condominium where old couples like themselves walk in careful slow motion at the water's edge. Since the case became a cause, photographs of the Gilberts have appeared on television, she in formal gown, he in tails; they, older, in a restaurant posing deadpan for a picture for no reason...
While the business schools at Carnegie Mellon, Duke, and MIT also chose to reject all applicants who had tried to see their admissions files, Stanford’s and Dartmouth’s schools took a different tack, electing not to take action until considering each applicant’s explanation...
...Lord, the crime ... makes the angels in the skies tremble with anger," wrote a 14th century judge. Another group wondered, "Can the word of God in its true form be insulted by the actions of mortals?" and humanely pleaded for leniency for idiots who might try. That tack won out, says Abou El Fadl, and for centuries the hard line was a shrinking minority. But it survived long enough to inform the Saudi Wahhabism that has more recently infected Afghanistan and Pakistan, precisely the locales where the recent demonstrations began and turned violent. --By David Van Biema
...diaries that Mary Corliss and I have sent home have been been mostly about the movies - this is, after all, the Cannes Film Festival, not the International Whining Bee - but reading a few of the more "personal" American blogs convinces me that we may be taking the wrong tack. It's a challenge to get into their mindset, because we love Cannes - love what's different about a French festival, which has become familiar and endearing to us after 32 annual visits. But here is the impression I get, of the innocent, or ugly, American journalist abroad...
...each number; after you have talked for more than 30 min. using that line, the number no longer works. But if half an hour isn't enough time to discover whether someone is worthy, you can always log on to your account at myprivateline myprivateline.com and tack on more minutes...