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...which spent much of its dual season overcoming initial deficits off of the start, stayed even with both Washington and Princeton as the boats headed toward the midway mark. Cal seized a lead early in the second 500 meters and continued to increase the margin as all four crews sped to the 1000 meter mark...
...film continues in this vein for its first hour or so, jumping from scare to scare with a remarkable dexterity that never gets tired, due mainly to a refreshing filmic playfulness. It employs jump-cutting in bizarre places; a couple scenes are sped up for an enhanced psychological effect; and Nakata crafts images with foregrounded objects or bodies that seem disjointed in the frame—a subtle effect appropriate to the film’s tone...
...small breakthrough. Two captured rebels pointed the Marines to the location of a group of insurgents and an arms cache. Pantano's platoon set out for the targets, two large compound-style Iraqi houses, just off a highway. As the Marines approached one of the houses, a car sped away. The Marines shot out the tires, and Pantano arrived with his command element--a Navy corpsman and a radio operator--to check...
...street, and the garbage collector was stepping back to his vehicle, the truck reached the earth-filled blast barriers around the barracks and embassy. According to an Iraqi guard at a nearby compound, the driver jumped from the cab of the truck, slipped into a waiting car and sped off. But most witnesses say he drove headlong into the defenses. When the truck hit, it exploded...
...Delays The planned resignations of three top execs from Irish state-owned carrier Aer Lingus, initially scheduled for May, were sped up amid reports they planned to launch a rival airline...