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...Precious marks the first film to be affiliated with Perry's 34th Street Films, and in the case of Oprah it marks her biggest move yet to use her media empire in service of a film that doesn't feature her in the cast. Two years ago she stood behind The Great Debaters - a film that went on to gross only $30 million. She produced and co-starred in 1998's Beloved, 12 years after she was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in The Color Purple. If Precious were to be crowned Best Picture next February, Winfrey could...
...Murphy said. “We didn’t do a good enough job in the running game today to beat a good football team.”Without a reliable run game, Harvard fell back on junior quarterback Collier Winters in his first start behind center to provide the bulk of the offense.“The first game is difficult to come out and be hitting on all cylinders with everybody,” Winters said.Winters scrambled for 40 yards throughout the game, good for the second highest in rushing for the Crimson.Senior Cheng...
...though the Crimson defense contained Randolph for the rest of the game, Harvard was unable to capitalize on its final drive. After two short run gains, Winters was sent scrambling out of the pocket. Not finding an open man, the quarterback was hit from behind. The ball sprung free, and Holy Cross’s Alex Carson fell on it. Randolph and his offense were able to ride out the clock, sealing the 27-20 Crusader victory.—Staff writer Dixon McPhillips can be reached at fmcphill@fas.harvard.edu...
...that the Chinese see India as weak and vulnerable to coercion," says Harsh Pant, professor of defense studies at King's College, London, and author of a forthcoming book on India's China policy. "Indians feel they can't manage China's rise and that they are far, far behind." (Read about China and India's high-seas rivalry...
...other is Erez on the border with Israel. Gaza, home to an estimated 1.5 million people, has been under Israeli blockade since June, 2007, when Hamas forces routed loyalists of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Israel, the United States, and the European Union consider Hamas a terrorist organization. (Read "Behind Hamas' Own War on Terror...