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...Chigurh's inhuman relentlessness; the film is fascinated with the expertise and poise under pressure of desperate men whose time is running out. For an hour and 40 mins. the film never lets up, deftly charting the itineraries of Moss, Chigurh and Bell as they lurch toward a triangular showdown a a Del Rio motel...
...power move of agility and aggression where a player backflips into the air to strike the ball with his foot (the court is only covered with thin matting, so landing without injury requires practice). A defender usually leaps up to block a spike, resulting in a dramatic acrobatic showdown-on nearly every play. Some rallies include many spikes and blocks, ratcheting up the suspense until the crowd is collectively gasping. "If you see a bicycle kick in soccer, it's a really rare occasion and everybody's applauding, but in sepak takraw you see it almost in every volley," says...
...paying the union a lump sum to take over retiree health care for good. But health-care reform won't come for a couple of years, if ever, and for automakers that lump sum would be staggering. So it's hard to see how Detroit can avoid a major showdown this summer. Road Race. The Fight for the U.S. Market [This article contains a complex diagram. Please see hardcopy of magazine.] Sources: Center for Automotive Research; Ward's Automotive Group; company reports
...years ago, Yale beat Harvard in an intercollegiate crossword showdown. But this weekend, Harvard returned to the world of competitive puzzle solving at the First Annual Harvard Crossword Tournament. Though Yale would host a similar event on Wednesday, the Harvard tournament’s MC—Robert P. Ciofani ’09—told the assembled cruciverbalists that “We are going to show you why our tournament is better than Yale’s by bringing on Will Shortz.” Shortz is the editor of the New York Times?...
Leading up to the varsity eight showdown, the day had belonged to Yale. The Bulldogs won the second varsity eight, third varsity eight, freshman eight, and second freshman eight races...