Word: perfection
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...made a tangible difference in her life. She's moving out of a homeless shelter, and Intervale - quiet, safe and green - is more than she could have hoped for. "I just took a look at our apartment and it's gorgeous," she says. "I wanted to cry. Everything is perfect...
...Lysander] was pouring batter into the waffle maker, he saw the Veritas insignia,” Christakis said, speaking of his son. “And he was sold.”McCarthy said that he “thought the Christakis’ would be a perfect match for Pfoho.” —Staff writer Bita M. Assad can be reached at bassad@fas.harvard.edu.—Staff writer Ahmed N. Mabruk can be reached at amabruk@fas.harvard...
...takes a certain skill to lose money on an opium field in Afghanistan. Afghan filmmaker Siddiq Barmak lost about $97,000 on his. For the making of his latest film, Opium War, which is set in a poppy field, Barmak had found the perfect site - a lonely hilltop in central Afghanistan, framed by the snow-covered peaks of nearby mountains. With the stunning vision of pink poppies swaying against the slopes of the Hindu Kush in mind, he finally obtained permission from the government to plant the illegal crop. Then he and his crew got to work building...
...Globe in 2004, is a black comedy. Barmak wasn't expecting the making-of story to be quite as absurd. Still, he is sanguine. "All these disasters, this struggle and search, that's what making a film is all about," says the 46-year-old director. "It's the perfect parable for Afghanistan: nothing ever works the way you think it will...
...perfect David versus Goliath matchup. But this time, Goliath had no problem taking care of David.The Harvard men’s volleyball team entered Big Ten country last Friday with plans of upsetting defending national champion Penn State, only to leave town as the Nittany Lions’ latest victim, 3-0. The very next day, Harvard (2-4, 0-2) fell to league foe East Stroudsburg, 3-0, despite beating the Warriors just a week ago at home. EAST STROUDSBURG 3, HARVARD 0The Crimson entered Saturday’s game against East Stroudsburg looking to rebound from its loss...