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Alas for its fans, most of the movie's assets are also possessed by Gladiator, which is in English. The arguments for Ang Lee's Chinese film reinforce the ones for Ridley Scott's Anglo-American one. Traffic could best them both, if the Academy wants to reward modern, jagged, serious entertainment. But if the members are thinking old and epic, it will probably be old West (ancient Rome), not old East (Qing dynasty). In other words: if the winner can be Crouching Tiger, it will be Gladiator...
...much sharper eyes in the sky and antiaircraft shooters a faster bead on their targets. Pilots on no-fly patrol have lately noticed newly aggressive Iraqi tactics in picking up their aircraft, and they have complained that some surface-to-air missile operator might soon earn the $14,000 reward Saddam has offered for shooting down a U.S. plane. Because 4 out of 5 radars lay above the 33rd parallel that marks the edge of the southern no-fly zone, they had to ask Bush for permission to attack. Friday's two-hour assault was heavier and ran closer...
...Week 5 of "Survivor 2," the main story lines were the conflicts. The reward challenge for blankets, personal hygiene supplies and spices (spices?) was won by the juggernaut Kucha tribe ("Thank God we won the reward challenge so we can bathe Kimmi," said Mike.) But a threatened "meltdown by the Colbster" was thankfully avoided when Ogakor outraced Kucha in the rats-in-a-maze immunity challenge. Not a thrilling watch, that. (I still say they should have left behind somebody at each medal, and called them all in, in proper order. But then again, viewers had the aerial camera...
...much sharper eyes in the sky and antiaircraft shooters a faster bead on their targets. Pilots on no-fly patrol have lately noticed newly aggressive Iraqi tactics in picking up their aircraft, and they have complained that some surface-to-air missile operator might soon earn the $14,000 reward Saddam has offered for shooting down a U.S. plane. Because four out of five radars lay above the 33rd parallel that marks the edge of the southern no-fly zone, they had to ask Bush for permission to attack. Friday's two-hour assault was heavier and ran closer...
...even if the authors' proposition were true--that admissions offices unduly reward athletic prowess and thus encourage kids to specialize in a sport-- what would be wrong with that? Although specialization in a sport can sometimes have negative effects on a child's development, sports also help keep kids away from such things as video games and drugs. Specializing also teaches children focus and dedication and imbues them with a strong work ethic. While some excessive parents might hire expensive batting coaches for their children, the alternative would likely be the purchase of an expensive Sony Play Station or Nintendo...