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...American director and screenwriter Jules Dassin, who was blacklisted from Hollywood after being identified before Congress as a former communist, was also a master of film noir--exemplified in movies such as 1948's police thriller The Naked City and 1950's Night and the City. Among all his solid works, though, it was Rififi--with its masterly 30-min. dialogue- and music-free robbery sequence as a centerpiece--that remained his most influential film. Dassin...
...Obama did add his old hope riff at the end of a question-and-answer session later in Scranton, Pa., but it seemed an afterthought. The bulk of his presentation, especially the Q&A, was solid protein. He offered Hillaryesque, do-good details: If we return to the national obesity levels of 1980, it would save $1 trillion in health-care costs! He claimed that the mortgage-lending industry had spent $185 million on lobbying over the past decade, and Big Pharma had spent $1 billion. He gave comprehensive answers about trade, immigration and military procurement. He was detailed...
...December, has already raised $65 million to invest in Zimbabwe. "We're very bullish that Zimbabwe as a country will become very strong again," said LonZim director Geoffrey White. "Any economy that is in the position that Zimbabwe is in will recover. That's the opportunity." Zimbabwe retains a solid base of infrastructure, and considerable mineral deposits...
...pressure on Harvard by doubling the ball and playing aggressively. Coming into this game the Crimson had expected the Terrier’s offensive prowess, but it was BU’s defensive game that took Harvard by surprise. “We expected them to have a pretty solid attack,” Bobzin said. “We expected their defense to be weaker and we thought we would score in transition.” On paper, the Terriers were not going to be an easy opponent for Harvard. Ranked nationally, BU had only lost Northwestern, the defending...
...high 18 kills for a .640 attacking percentage, and served up four aces. Kuld put down 11 kills of his own. Senior Jamie Crooks knocked out ten kills and a serving ace, while senior Brian Rapp made seven kills and ten digs. And sophomore setter Gil Weintraub led a solid offense with 46 assists, six digs, three serving aces and a kill. Although the Crimson missed out on the EIVA playoffs for the third time in as many years, Harvard still considers its season a success. “Given how young our squad was, the group of guys coming...