Word: tempering
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...first “crisis” of the evening appeared in the opening short: a little boy’s squealing, floor-pounding, havoc-wreaking temper tantrum in a crowded supermarket. The advertisement portrayed the young father’s distress and embarrassment at this shrill demonstration, concluding with the advice, “use…condoms...
...live elsewhere in Switzerland where the practice was better, and who ached with homesickness most nights. Superlative tennis has always been in him, but until recently his mind was getting in the way. "I had to change. I had many problems," he says, chronicling battles with nerves, temper and apathy. "I was fighting with myself to get the attitude right on the court." It took 18 months' work with a "mental trainer" to put him into the zone...
...confident and optimistic bartender to paranoid resentful tyrant. The filmmakers have been handed a fascinating fable and they make good use of their material. They choose scenes that effectively highlight the quicksilver personality of Troy; moreover, they use just the right dose of other characters’ appearances to temper Troy’s intensity and provide outside perspective. Other than minor editing gripes, this movie is a wonderfully raw portrayal of the dangers of success and self-delusion. (DHMP...
...filmmakers have gripping material on hand, and they make good use of it. They choose scenes that effectively highlight the quicksilver personality of Troy; moreover, they mix in just the right dose of other characters’ appearances to temper Troy’s intensity and provide outside perspective. The opening sequence—a montage of images recalling the heady success of landing the deal—is artfully done. Shortly thereafter, however, the time line of the story becomes unclear, and the deluge of names and faces is overwhelming. But that shortcoming is minimized by the ensuing drunken...
...flags began popping up. In late 1999, Esteban Pedro Villar, a partner in the Buenos Aires offices of accountants Deloitte & Touche, filed an internal "early warning report" expressing serious concerns about Parmalat's Latin American operations. He peppered the company with so many questions that cfo Tonna lost his temper. The requests for information are "offensive and ridiculous," Tonna thundered in a June 9, 2000, fax to Adolfo Mamoli, the Deloitte partner in Milan, and terminated Deloitte's Parmalat business in Argentina. Deloitte - which had taken over as Parmalat's worldwide auditor only the previous year - quickly backed...