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Indeed, the high-altitude, low-achieving franchise had finished an average of 18 games out of first place each season since its National League debut in 1993. Awful field play, lousy free-agent signings, stupid trades and ownership bumbling had sapped the lifeblood of an organization that had launched with so much promise...
...angles and an alternation of baffling long shots and punishing closeups. Once upon a time, Branagh directed some agreeable movies: the burly Henry V, the inventive Much Ado About Nothing. So I can't say his visual choices here are made from ignorance. They have to be called willfully stupid. The mise-en-scene becomes so aggressive that in its last third the picture is almost literally unwatchable...
...players in a terrorism incident. "We need to train with the media so the media becomes part of the team. You gotta build trust and relationships with the local media," says one veteran emergency manager who has been through a previous TOPOFF exercise. "But everyone is afraid of looking stupid. No one wants to fail...
...Your best pick-up line: Pick a number between 1 and 10...You lose! Take off your clothes. Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: I’m straight. Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: I’m not as stupid as you look. Favorite childhood toy: Books. I was a nerd. Sexiest physical trait: I was once told that I’ve got amazing eyebrows. Favorite part about Harvard: The people. Describe yourself in three words: Happy, excited, college. In 15 minutes you are: Watching...
...business plan isn't as stupid as its product, however. By splitting the anticipated $100 million in start-up costs over the first two years with NBC, McMahon isn't risking nearly as much as the USFL did. By owning all the teams and offering all the players the same $45,000 one-year contract with a one-year option (quarterbacks get $50,000; kickers, $35,000), he can control his costs; the entire XFL payroll is less than half that of a single NFL team. And the league needs only to deliver a mediocre 4.5 Nielsen rating to make...