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...early April 2004, he traveled to Dubai to meet with two Americans at a JW Marriott hotel. One identified himself as "Mike," from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the other "Brian," from the FBI. That day, as they would three more times over the next five months, they spent hours grilling Noorzai, trying to find out what he knew about several subjects, including, as Noorzai puts it, "the powder business." According to transcripts TIME has reviewed, the agents were occasionally frustrated by the talks. They pressed Noorzai on how much drug money went to finance al-Qaeda. "None," Noorzai replied...
...players were flown to China, then Korea, for tournament tune-ups, although only 12 would make the World Championship roster. "They flew me all the way out there, and I thought I had a big shot. It was frustrating." Firing a dart at Team U.S.A. and Duke University coach Mike Krzyzewski, Arenas wrote on an nba.com blog, "I'll give up one NBA season to play against Duke." He swore to score 50 points against both the Phoenix Suns and the Portland Trail Blazers, whose head coaches, Mike D'Antoni and Nate McMillan, were Team U.S.A. assistants. He's halfway...
...defense to pass the puck across to captain Dylan Reese. Slamming in a shot from the right side, Reese landed the Crimson’s only goal of the night 8:12 into the first period. Hoping to boost Harvard’s lead, senior Steve Mandes and junior Mike Taylor challenged BC goalie Cory Schneider, sliding the puck back and forth down the ice before releasing a shot, but the Eagles’ netminder smacked it away. Outshooting the Crimson 12-7 in the first period, BC quickly gained momentum and tied it up 1-1, as Eagle Benn...
...silicon entirely. Diamond manufacturing remains expensive, even after several spikes in silicon-wafer prices over the past year. But semiconductor researchers remain optimistic about diamond's future role; at the very least, a combination of silicon and diamond could produce more powerful devices that run at cooler temperatures. Says Mike Mayberry, director of components research at Intel: "We're still interested enough to keep...
...structures that, fringed with timber palisades, may have been chiefs' homes or shrines. The six houses are strewn with animal bones and broken pottery--so many signs of feasting and ceremony that archaeologists wonder whether the site was used for funerary practices before remains were deposited at Stonehenge. Says Mike Pitts, editor of British Archaeology: "For the very first time, it's creating a social world into which we can place Stonehenge...