Word: rankness
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...often, and a scrupulous kid brother Mike. In the movie, they are sensibly excised as being useless to our understanding of Sidney. This creature didn't come out of a womb but from under a rock. He has no lineage; he created himself, in the dark, dank, rank cave of his ambitions. The film is interested only in how he gets by in this "dog-eat-dog" world. ("Every dog will have his day," says the movie Sidney, who's full of animal metaphors.) At its black heart, "Sweet Smell" is about that honorable, horrible thing called work. Take Sidney...
...Even a rank amateur like me could tell that the flawless performance of Sale and Pelletier was better than the wobbly exhibition put on by the Russian pair. The Canadians should be congratulated not only for their skating performance but also for their poise and sportsmanship during and after the controversy. AUBREY BOUTIN Springfield...
...shoulder the burden of keeping the peace in Kosovo, Bosnia and now Kabul. But suggest to European policymakers that their primary military role should be mopping up after the Americans have fought a war, and they throw a frightful fit, as if they were being relegated to the second rank. Given that European taxpayers will never pay for their armies to be as big or as technologically advanced as that of the U.S., this umbrage is ridiculous. As Grant says, "Let's get real, guys...
Though all birds are gifted with a share of grace, only the crane, with its stately neck and stirring wings, can claim royal bloodlines. In ancient China, Prince Yi of Wie gave cranes the rank of civil servants and generals, while in Japan they were considered sages and became the symbol of peace in the aftermath of war. Australian Aborigines patterned tribal rituals after the cranes' elegant dances, and in India they are considered the holy messengers of Vishnu; they are the birds of heaven...
...minor subplot for the evening will be whether sophomore Hana Peljto—second in the league at 20.4 ppg—can come back to win the league scoring title today. Each player has played 24 games, and Peljto trails Hanks in total points, 498-489. Both rank in the top 20 nationally in scoring...