Word: spectacularly
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...World, who argue that park officials could simply release their captive killer whales if they truly cared about freeing animals, contend J.J. was little more than a cetacean Spuds MacKenzie. "The J.J. event was purely driven by corporate image needs," says Susan Davis, author of the book Spectacular Nature, a critical examination of Sea World. "People are no longer as tolerant of alcohol advertising, which means Anheuser-Busch needs another way to build a positive association with nature, and that's what mega-event animal saving provides." Indeed, last week the crane operator preparing to hoist J.J. to the ship...
...shots in the 90-min. film include effects elements, whether it's a sprinkling of computer-generated desert dust or the vaporous Angel of Death. Some scenes would be virtually impossible to draw by hand, such as the flight of more than 16,000 Hebrews from Egypt and the spectacular 4-min. parting of the Red Sea--a sequence that is taking an estimated 300,000 man- and computer-hours to complete. The overall visual style is inspired by the epic filmmaking of director David Lean (Lawrence of Arabia), the ethereal biblical illustrations of 19th century French artist Gustave Dore...
...recent snafu in the coverage of the men's wrestling team's performance at Nationals brought into sharp focus one of the most irksome long-term grievances with The Crimson's sports pages. The wrestlers had a spectacular showing, with co-captain "Dustin Denunzio '99 earning Harvard's first All-American award in fifteen years, and Jay Weiss being voted Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Coach of the Year. Not only was there no reporter present at the event on March 21, but even the post-fact report in The Crimson ran only on April 2. Accounting for Spring Break, this...
Pietramala is perhaps the best defenseman in the history of the game and certainly the most intimidating. In the same way Lawrence Taylor revolutionized his position with the sack, Pietramala mastered the takeaway, where the defenseman strips the ball from the offensive player, often in spectacular fashion...
...National tournament was highlighted by the spectacular wrestling of DeNunzio, who won sixth place and thus earned All America honors, the first Harvard man to do so in fifteen years. DeNunzio, who wrestled in the 134-pound weight class, faced six matches...