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...There is a familial camaraderie, a sense of belonging to a chosen group that at the same time has a great deal of scope,” she says, noting that she hopes this close-knit yet diverse atmosphere will continue to attract students to join the field in the future...
Instead of determining who would make the team by observing the skiers on the slopes, as had been done in previous seasons, alpine coach Lisa Smyth made cuts early in the year. Doing so ensured a close-knit group of athletes, many of whom possessed previous racing experience...
...Kashmiris themselves, violence has divided and scattered what was once a close-knit Himalayan community. In their giddier moments, Muslim Kashmiris dreamed that a magic wand would, with one swish, eliminate both India and Pakistan from their lives, permitting them to create an independent state. Hindu Kashmiris, meanwhile, driven from the Muslim-majority valley by terrorism, wished for a Hindu homeland. However, though Kashmiris might be unfortunate, or romantic, they are not fools. They now realize that independence will not suddenly become an option today. Instead, they, along with the Indians and Pakistanis, should seek to effectively end the partition...
Keefe seems to agree. He says he has been happier than ever since he moved from Adams House to Elmbrook this year. He enjoys the feeling of a warm family environment, a close-knit group of men all living the same vocation: Opus...
...their close-knit Mormon community, the Smarts' joy at Elizabeth's return was everyone's. Yet even as the Smarts feted their daughter, the grim epilogue to her ordeal was beginning to unfold. For now it remains a swirl of dark allegations and questions. How could police, who twice had nabbed Mitchell on petty crimes, not have seen the kidnappers living so conspicuously in their midst? "All we had was a description and a sketch," said Salt Lake police chief Rick Dinse at one point. And, perhaps most confounding, how did this young girl with the toothy, all-American smile...