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...because the modern NBA has seen a parade of giants from exotic corners of the world, and few have made the grade. A small number, like Lithuania's 7-ft. 3-in. Arvydas Sabonis, have made effective use of their height; most, like reedy 7-ft. 7-in. Sudanese Manute Bol and wobbly 7-ft. 7-in. Romanian Gheorghe Muresan, have stuck out like Giacometti statues in a gladiator ring. "Unlike Bol and Muresan," says Memphis Grizzlies coach Hubie Brown, "this guy is strong. And he's got great touch...
Actresses don't often get into positions of behind-the-scenes power. But when they do, says Hare, "they use it to get films made that otherwise wouldn't have a chance. At the height of her fame, Streep got Silkwood made. Nicole Kidman is doing similar things for directors she admires, like Baz Luhrmann [Moulin Rouge] and Stephen Daldry [The Hours]. Women use that period of power much more responsibly than men, because they know it will be short...
...William (Wild Bill) Donovan, the general in charge of espionage and clandestine operations during World War II, whose Office of Strategic Services sent paramilitary commandos behind enemy lines. The CIA, since its founding after the war, has always had a paramilitary unit, which has carried various names. At the height of the cold war, the agency had hundreds of paramilitary operatives fomenting coups around the world. It was involved in assassination plots against the leaders of Congo, Cuba and Iraq and was linked by a 1976 Senate inquiry to ousters that resulted in the deaths of the leaders...
...height of the cultural Revolution, 12 million "young intellectuals"?teenagers who made the mistake of attending secondary school?were exiled to the Chinese hinterland. There the sons and daughters of the urban bourgeoisie were re-educated by the virtuous peasantry, chiefly through backbreaking manual labor. The victims had no idea if they would ever be allowed to go home again or if they would spend the rest of their days shoving an antique plow through country...
Another problem for the Crimson is depth. While Harvard had a significant height advantage over Rivier, its roster of nine players was dwarfed by the Raiders’ 15. One of the challenges of having only nine players on the roster is the inability to field two teams for intra-squad scrimmages...