Word: medals
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...most gripping sequence in the movie involves a painfully drawn out demonstration of Jerome's, not Vincent's, force of will. It is also Jerome's final act, in a ghostly mirroring of Vincent's, that saves the ending from outright banality; the image he leaves--of a silver medal flushed to gold--is arresting, if not terribly subtle. However, Jerome remains a shadowy figure, more a conceptual foil than a full-bodied character...
...year 2000, the triathlon will become an official gold medal sport. Don't be surprised to find yourself cheering on Russ Hancock as he swims, pedals and runs the U.S.A. to gold...
Shapiro has been the recipient of a number of impressive awards, among them the New York Academy of Sciences Award in Physical and Mathematical Sciences in 1982, the prestigious Charles A. Whitten and William Bowie medals of the American Geophysical Union, and the Einstein Medal...
Such joy. It was the spring of 1985, and President Reagan had just given Mother Teresa the Medal of Freedom in a Rose Garden ceremony. As she left, she walked down the corridor between the Oval Office and the West Wing drive, and there she was, turning my way. What a sight: a saint in a sari coming down the White House hall. As she came nearer, I could not help it: I bowed. "Mother," I said, "I just want to touch your hand." She looked up at me--it may have been one of God's subtle jokes that...
...cast is excellent right from the top, especially Ford as the ideal President, whose love for his family, integrity and courage (he earned a medal of honor in Vietnam) make him the perfect man to lead the free world--and that's before he reveals his ability to pack a powerful punch. On the ground, Glenn Close plays a cool and collected V.P. who has to deal not only with the crisis in the air but also with a power struggle with a Secretary of Defense who seems to have a problem with not being in control himself. There...