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...DuPont. He had tried Hollywood right after his war service (during which he co-piloted B-24 bombers), but his only official work was an uncredited story gig on the 1947 Christmas Eve. "I'd go to California and try to write scripts," he told Tibbetts, "but then return, broke, to Calvin. Each time they'd drop me another notch in salary...
...When England's Andrew Flintoff broke away from celebrations to console Brett Lee in the aftermath of last year's thrilling Second Test at Edgbaston, his gesture spoke as eloquently about Australia's moral limitations as it did of his own decency. Had the roles been reversed, would any of Ponting's men have done the same? In exchanges unseen or forgotten, Australian players since 1995 may have performed comparable acts. But the fact that Flintoff's gesture received so much attention suggests cricket fans are more familiar with displays of Australian triumphalism...
...win.Sophomore Niki Finelli anchored the offense for the second game in a row, leading all Crimson scorers with 13 points. Finelli went 3-for-4 from behind the arc and snatched six boards in another impressive effort. Co-captain Christiana Lackner recorded a career-high 16 rebounds, while Rollins broke into double figures again with ten points.Sophomore Emily Tay dished out eight assists.EAST CAROLINA 80, HARVARD 71In the season opener, Harvard raced out to a seven-point lead early in the game. The Pirates (1-2), however, capitalized on three missed jumpers, gaining a five point lead. After ECU extended...
Harvard’s devastating loss to Yale at this weekend’s football game is not the only bizarre phenomenon storming Cambridge this fall. Saturday’s loss, which broke Harvard’s five-year winning streak, also set the record for the warmest Game day in at least half a decade, according to national forecast provider AccuWeather. According to meteorologist John M. Pachelco from national weather source AccuWeather, the average daytime temperature in November has been 4.5 degrees above normal—defined as the average temperature from...
...help matters that the announcement had been made in a dramatic late-night television appearance by the Interior Minister, who warned that "this is the government's policy against anyone who tries to foment division among Iraq's sects." After a meeting of ministers on the security situation reportedly broke down into a Sunni-Shi'ite shouting match on Tuesday, President Jalal Talabani has moved to convene an urgent conference of Iraqi political leaders to address the crisis...