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...true impact of the film is outside it. Journalists are imperiled as never before; the number of reporters killed in action has reached dreadful heights, as the war zone is expanded from the old-time battlefields to nearly any location where a newsman and an Islamo-fascist might collide. (The BBC's Alan Johnson, missing for seven weeks, is only the latest kidnap victim of Muslim extremists.) Killing the messenger has become a major mission, a prime sport, among the politically and religiously deranged...
...organization, Pasricha said that she created the program to improve Indian female education and youth health awareness about the perils of smoking. “It was fun working together during our vacations and our time together at Harvard to brainstorm and develop a vision and a strategy to impact young people around the world,” Sarina Pasricha said, referencing her work with her sister. Past Harvard women who received the award include Priscilla Bowden Potter ’61, who was the first woman accepted to The Crimson’s editorial staff, and Nancy A. Redd...
...Hergé's overall influence was vast. He mastered a style of drawing called ligne claire or clear line: a clean, pared-down style of simple, precise lines. His work involved stylized detail throughout, with no shading and sheer blocks of color. Hergé's impact went beyond the world of comic strips, influencing the work of artists like Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. His storytelling was also pioneering. Tom McCarthy, author of last year's Tintin and the Secret of Literature, says the books create "a huge social tableau... managed with all the subtlety normally attributed to Jane Austen...
...full impact of these decisions did not actually appear until the current budget year,” Martin wrote. “To repeat the effort now, indeed to expand on it, will be even harder. But I see no alternative...
...Whatever the impact of the mortar attacks, there is no question that Pappas, a decorated officer, made many serious mistakes in their aftermath. An Army investigation found that he failed to ensure that soldiers under his direct command were properly trained in interrogation procedures; they did not know, understand or follow the protections for prisoners required by the Geneva Convention. Ultimately, however, Pappas was punished for only two violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. He lost $8000 in pay and was called upon to testify against subordinates...