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Hulse worked five scoreless innings, for the most part outdueling Sacred Heart’s senior ace, Corey Corcoran. The sophomore relied heavily on his fastball, which often blew right by the Pioneer bats...
...Michels, however, claimed that the media accounts of the event basically blew the incident out of proportion. "Clearly there has been an unfortunate rush to judgment," he said. (See the top 10 congressional tongue-lashings...
...their companies in return. Even some American observers groused that the EADS offer was clearly superior to Boeing's revised bid. U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, a Republican from Alabama, said that "the Air Force had a chance to deliver the most capable tanker possible to our war fighters and blew it" by meddling with the process "to produce the best outcome [for Boeing...
...gone too far in her quest against the establishment and her boss confronts her: “‘And you.’ The chief inspector looked at Lucia. ‘You, take the day off. Take the week off if you want. You blew it. I gave you a chance and blew it. Now the both of you: get the fuck out of my office.’” Dialogue such as this is virtually indistinguishable from that which could found—profanity excepted—on any crime drama. Lelic starts with...
...poignant evocation of a Welsh mining town. Fine, honorable, fully worthy. The film it beat: Citizen Kane. Who needs all those low-angle shots, the deep-focus cinematography, the oblique, multifaceted view of a powerful publisher? Those aren't innovations; they're ostentations - cinematic showing off. Thus the Academy blew its chance to give due homage to what is still considered the greatest American movie. (See the top 10 Oscar-nomination snubs...