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...years. Instead, he roams the world, immersing himself in far-off cultures and eras, testing his curiosity, artistry, endurance. The films that emerge from his researches are quests (Quest for Fire, The Bear, The Name of the Rose); their creation is always an adventure and often dangerous. "The rougher the situation," says Brad Pitt, who stars in the director's latest epic, "the happier he is. The wind's blowing at 90 m.p.h., there's dust in your eyes, bombs going off, and he's shouting in this wild French accent, 'We must shoot. We must shoot...
...smear. "They could not accept that an Egyptian could own Harrods, so they threw mud at me," he once said. But acquaintances of his in Alexandria also describe the Fayeds as a modest family: al Fayed's father was a language teacher, and al Fayed grew up on the rougher side of town. He started as a small-time trader there, selling Singer sewing machines and Coca-Cola. In the early 1950s the future Saudi billionaire Adnan Khashoggi offered al Fayed a share in a Khashoggi business that exported Egyptian-made furniture to Saudi Arabia. The company took...
...second half proved rougher for the men in Crimson, who were outscored 5-2. The defense had difficulty keeping Dartmouth away from the crease, and Chen spent a lot of time coming out of the net to smother shots from the crease or to check Dartmouth sticks...
Before spring break, Harvard defeated lowly-regarded Boston College, Boston University and UMass by a combined total of only seven goals. Against its Ivy foes, however, the Crimson found the going rougher...
...think last year [playing over Christmas break] was a little rougher for me since it was my first year in school," Hill said. "But basketball is a big commitment throughout the whole season--its just something we have to learn to accept and deal with. But I think the team will be focused throughout the holidays and we're looking forward to building up some momentum leading up to the league play which starts in January...