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...brooding—but is also able to relax to adorably woo his lady in broken French. The promise that “Flyboys” is “inspired by a true story” does not mean that all the characters have been set up as pure heroes who, nauseatingly, can do no wrong. Characters such as Eddie Beagle (David Ellison, “When All Else Fails”) or William Jensen (Phillip Winchester, “Thunderbirds”) display their flaws, insecurities, and fear of flying. “Flyboys” surprises again...
...hyperbaric chambers? It's all part of the modern-day medicine cabinet for wounded athletes. During an appearance on MTV Cribs three years ago, Owens was agog over the healing benefits of the chambers, which basically pump a high concentration of oxygen into patients under deep-sea pressures. The pure oxygen flows into the bloodstream, helping with wounds that might otherwise be difficult or impossible to heal, says Dr. Jeff Stone, medical director at the Hyperbaric Medicine Unit at Presbyterian Hospital's Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine in Dallas. The chambers have helped diabetics, cancer victims and people suffering...
...highlighting how these efforts were often undermined by the unelected Guardian Council. But throughout the week of Khatami’s visit, all too many people and organizations demonstrated a blind acceptance of the Bush administration’s media barrage, which unrelentingly accuses Iran as the embodiment of pure evil. Apparently, the Republicans were overcome by crippling amnesia.Evidently, the HRC forgot Khatami’s efforts to fully normalize relations with the United States just three years ago. In fact, in May 2003, according to Flynt Leverett, a former official in Bush’s National Security Council, Khatami...
...Cooper Union, meanwhile, school officials readily acknowledge that a legacy-preference policy would boost fundraising. “If we had legacy preference, we could buy a parcel and build a gym,” a Cooper vice president tells Golden. For Caltech and Cooper Union, pure meritocracy carries a high cost...
...Laughs.] That's the great thing about punk rock. It was anti the very concept of lead guitar. This song [The Saints Are Coming by Scottish punk act the Skids] is pure 1978, a big inspiration to us at the time, and it couldn't be more in the sweet spot of what Green Day are about. And it's really right for the occasion...