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...Hussein’s forces. In the course of the ambush, the Iraqi forces employed rocket-propelled grenades, machine guns, and even tanks to attack a small column of supply trucks that had taken a wrong turn into enemy territory. The ambush cost the United States eleven of its finest and also resulted in the capture of seven brave American soldiers, including the now-famous Jessica Lynch...
...said, “but now he’s spinning it pretty hard and it’s much harder to attack. Chris is taking [the ball] much earlier and putting pressure on you from the get go.”As for Ermakov, he is in his finest form since returning from an ankle injury that kept him inactive for much of the early part of last season. “Sasha’s play was quite distinguished,” Fish said of Ermakov’s journey to the final. “He?...
...Oscar Peterson's technical skills were only part of his genius. Peterson, whom Duke Ellington called the Maharaja of the Keyboard, took the piano to new heights as soloist; sideman (for Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie); composer; and leader of the Oscar Peterson Trio, which some call jazz's finest. He could hold back, then rip down the keyboard at lightning speed; he was a hard-swinging, dizzying improvisor on technically and creatively stunning works like Canadiana Suite and Blues Etude. He made 300 records and won eight Grammys. His passion was improvisation, which he called a "daredevil enterprise...
...where Mary is said to have nursed Jesus, in order to be blessed with a child. We visited the homes of our Christian friends and picnicked with them in the spring, when the apricot trees blossom on the hills. At Christmas, Muslim and Christian children would dress in their finest, most colorful clothes. There were lights everywhere; as a child, I was dazzled...
...come away with something unexpected from a scary movie: a touching film about growing old and staying young, and the powerful bond between mother and child. The film, which makes clear allusions to J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan,” becomes, at its finest, a potent fairytale for adults. “Pan’s Labyrinth,” anyone? Producer Guillermo del Toro’s fingerprints are evident throughout the entire film. Catapulted by its successes across the Atlantic, “The Orphanage” will play in American theaters...