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...confidence shown in the early going deteriorated into a complacency by the end of the first period and became outright confusion for much of the game...
...have to learn to execute under pressure. We can't give up so easily," Caples added. "They won more on our mistakes than outright on their play. There was no reason for us not to do it today...
Ford's salvo came as GM was negotiating a joint venture and minority stake in the successful but cash-strapped British carmaker. Now analysts expect that GM may be forced to try to buy the firm outright to prevent Ford from making a hostile raid. Should the battle between the two U.S. giants become heated, analysts predict, Jaguar shares currently valued at $2 billion might fetch as much as $2.9 billion...
...rare move, this year the judges for the contest decided to split the prize, rather than select an outright winner. In addition, the judges chose two collections for honorable mention, Michael H. Choi '91 and Robert J. O'Hara, a graduate student. A total of nine students applied for the award...
Other aspects of the show need fine tuning. Heavy reliance on live coverage led to an excess of pleasantries and some outright glitches. On Wednesday a San Francisco earthquake survivor was so upset by watching footage of the disaster that she bolted from the studio before her scheduled appearance. On Thursday a promised survivor interview was finally bumped for lack of time. CNN uses the hour to do a few stories fully rather than pepper the viewer with here-and-gone 30-second items, but last week's feature pieces often seemed simply long, not deep. Moreover, the hour seemed...