Word: whirlwinding
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...China's silver medalists almost didn't make it to the Olympic podium. Just seconds into their routine, the pair attempted a throw quadruple Salchow, a whirlwind move so tricky that no one has ever completed it in competition. Zhang Dan landed in an ungainly split and crashed into the side of the rink. In obvious agony, the tiny 20-year-old hobbled to the side before returning a couple of minutes later. The pair went on to perform a nearly flawless routine, even though Zhang Dan was so sore she could barely complete her runner-up victory...
...whirlwind hour-and-a-half that mixed serious stock statistics with intense sound effects, projectile office chairs, and the kind of cheering usually found at a wrestling match, Cramer, who also graduated from Harvard Law School in 1984, made several nods to his alma mater during the show. He interviewed fellow alumnus of the Law School’s Class of 1984 and two-term New York State Attorney General Eliot L. Spitzer...
...guerillas in the selfsame country he was investigating. The deceased’s appointment book in hand, he follows up on the meetings planned, taking money for deliveries never made. Along the way, he enlists Schneider’s help. They start an affair and take off on a whirlwind tour of Spain, as he searches for a way to avoid his old identity and to discover how to live a completely new life.The beauty of the movie is not encased in the plot, which is simple enough. Rather than turn this into high-tension melodrama, complete with...
...tattletale, is driving Junie B. crazy with her snooping. As usual, the heroine is in such a hurry to talk that she makes grammatical mistakes, like "stoled" and "bestest." Galley Girl made her own grammatical errors during breakfast with Park, 58, as the author passed through Manhattan on her whirlwind book tour...
...some foreign filmmakers, 1996 was a very good year. Hong Kong's John Woo teamed with John Travolta for Broken Arrow ($70 million at the domestic box office). Jan de Bont, who got his start shooting Dutch art films, helmed the whirlwind Twister ($242 million). Roland Emmerich, from Germany, had a little number called ID4 ($305 million). Foreign directors, America thanks...