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Everyone was expecting fireworks, but all they got was a damp squib. On Monday, the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed adjourned with her former butler Paul Burrell reluctantly agreeing to bring in a letter she had written to him just before she died. The letter, which is partly quoted in one of his books, referred to a special upcoming weekend and a "secret" the two of them shared - a secret that Burrell had refused on Monday to disclose, before the judge demanded the letter. Was Diana going to announce her pregnancy that weekend...
Crunching leaves on the damp, muddy ground as he walks in the forest, Ibrahim Senfuma, a bird guide, says that he and his friends take Citropsis articulata to boost their sex drives. Locals either chew the roots and leaves of the plant (salt is added for flavor), or mix them in a half liter of water and then boil to make tea. Lowering his voice amid the crowing and squawking sounds of the forest, Senfuma confides: "I don't know if it is psychological, but it works. You feel stronger than before...
...also has a house in Los Angeles, takes holidays in the tropics, and occasionally - and with evident reluctance - visits his spread in the Surrey countryside, south of London. He'll be there later this month. "I'm going to England for Christmas with the kids," he says. "It's damp and it's cold and it's dark. I love the sun and the warmth, and that's how I choose to spend my life...
...four important saves over the course of play—the low number a testament to the rarity of Dartmouth opportunities on this soggy day. “Kylie had some really good saves with strong clears,” head coach Sue Caples said. Though the field was damp, the rain held up and permitted the teams to play a full game between showers. In a play following a penalty corner and combining two fakes, freshman Chloe Keating blasted the ball past Dartmouth goalie Ashley Heist to give Harvard a 2-1 lead with six minutes left...
...together solid sequences of play, but they came in spurts. Whether a result of the weather or not, momentum shifted very quickly over the course of the game. “I think we could bring more intensity to games like this,” Mann said. Slick and damp from a morning downpour, the field prevented either team from gaining the upper hand. It was difficult to play quickly on the ground as passes and touches went astray. As a result, both teams ended up resorting to the long ball. “It’s tiring...