Word: detective
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...Definitely student sales have gone up," said David M. DeMarco '89, a sales representative at the Brattle Street Coop. But DeMarco cautioned that it was still too early to detect significant changes in student purchases...
...aside poolside murmurs that her sudden triumph at the advanced age of 26 might be drug aided. But last week, citing a surprise urine test, the international governing organization for swimmers, FINA, banned De Bruin for four years, effectively ending her career. The tests found no steroids but did detect "unequivocal signs of adulteration" that would mask the drugs, by means of an after-the-fact addition of alcohol, probably whisky. De Bruin, promising "I'm not going to crawl under a stone," said she would sue FINA and appeal. Many doubt she will prevail. Says five-time U.S. Olympic...
Parents of high school linebackers can add another worry to the list. Medical questionnaires used by many schools to detect an athlete at risk for heart trouble are inadequate. In 24 states, medical tests of athletes are not even required to be administered by doctors. A new study published last week calls for national standards...
Smith's recorded performances reflect hints of the multi-layered meanings, beyond the literal content of the lyrics, with which blues women often endowed the songs they sang. In fact, looking at early women's blues from a modern perspective, we can detect emerging feminist themes...
That is why Armstrong remains a deep force in our American expression. Not only do we hear him in those trumpet players who represent the present renaissance in jazz--Wynton Marsalis, Wallace Roney, Terence Blanchard, Roy Hargrove, Nicholas Payton--we can also detect his influence in certain rhythms that sweep from country-and-western music all the way over to the chanted doggerel...