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...technique to another level. The director of each film takes advantage of this tremendous asset with gigantic loving close-ups, making his eyes at least three feet long on the silver screen. When he looks at his lady loves, Gwyneth Paltrow or Cate Blanchett, it is certainly with the utmost sincerity and pathos. A cheap Hollywood trick or some darn good acting? It's up to you to decide...
...toughest part of that job has been acclimation to the physical and mental rigors of NFL preparation. Birk's newfound career requires the utmost attention to detail, regardless of experience. NFL rookies have a short honeymoon, and expectation levels run unusually high...
...anything differently on the political side. Where I would do things differently is in the management of egos. I would say the Prime Minister has to devote equal time not only to the tasks of security and peacemaking and economic reform, all of which I did to my utmost, but to the maintenance, shall we say, of, ah, personal relationships...
...points ahead of Bibi Netanyahu in the polls, and will try to keep his lead by talking tough on peace. But Palestinian violence could turn things around. "Terror attacks work in Bibi's favor," says Beyer. "If the Palestinians want him out, they'll have to do their utmost to prevent new violence." But with the peace process on ice for the next five months, that may be a tall order...
...hard for friends to understand how the cookie becomes more than a mere reality. Talking about the cookie, fretting over its maintenance, spending idle moments deciding if an acquaintance is worthy of receiving a cookie: all these things are natural. Bringing over cookies is the sign of utmost respect and sincere wishes for someone to feel better, to celebrate their birthday or to recover from wisdom-tooth surgery that makes cookie consumption impossible. From there, one builds an appreciation to the point where the sight alone of the cookie in the box--an island of sweetness and familiarity...