Word: focusing
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...Apart from the renewed focus on India’s struggling underclasses, I hope that the lasting legacy of Slumdog is that it inspires a new generation of Bollywood producers to produce films that are at once psychologically credible and socially substantive. Decades ago, this happened regularly. The legendary Indian director Raj Kapoor reached his pinnacle by traversing the forbidden lines of religion, class, and sexuality in a movie about the romance between a wealthy Hindu boy and a poor Christian girl...
...Meagan Cowher, who graduated last year. “It’s pretty nice [not to face her], but it doesn’t make defense easier—just different,” Finelli said. “When you face a player of that caliber, you focus all your defense on that one person. With their more balanced team, we just all have to worry about our matchups and back each other up on the floor.”The Crimson will have to contend with a few very athletic Tiger guards. Sophomore Addie Micir...
...look to establish its balanced attack this weekend against Harvard. Leading the Quakers is sophomore Tyler Bernardini, a 6’6 forward, who had two double-doubles in the last three games, along with a 23-point showing against La Salle.“We really need to focus on Bernardini,” said Housman.The Crimson must also keep its eye on point guard Zack Rosen. In his first season, the freshman sensation currently leads the Ivy League with an assist/turnover ratio of 2.13. He is also second in the league in assists, averaging 4.9 a game. Rosen...
...Shea said he will draw on personal experience as he crafts his research project, which will focus on “the conflicts between editors and owners of newspapers.” O’Shea was leading the L.A. Times when it was taken over by Sam Zell, a billionaire real-estate investor, who many criticized for cutting content and jobs in response to the paper’s deteriorating financial situation...
...Thibault and fellow union leaders feel so sure? Because while a majority of French public opinion had backed the wide-ranging conservative reform drive that has been Sarkozy's focus since winning the Presidency in May, 2007, there are now signs that his support is crumbling as the recession sets in. Polls on the eve of the strike showed 69% of people supported or sympathized with Thursday's action...