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Before her husband was taken by a crocodile, amateur naturalist Glenda Jefferies very likely filmed his killer. From the banks of the Normanby River, on Australia's remote Cape York Peninsula, she and husband Barry frequently videotaped the large saltwater crocodiles that prowl the waterways of Lakefield National Park. Last August, on one of their regular expeditions, Glenda dropped a lens cap into the water. As she retrieved it, a large crocodile approached. Police believe that later that day, as the couple ventured out in a small canoe to fish in the river, the same reptile appeared again. Barry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where Did the Crocs Go? | 1/30/2006 | See Source »

...seen five photographs of Abramoff and the President that suggest a level of contact between them that Bush's aides have downplayed. While TIME's source refused to provide the pictures for publication, they are likely to see the light of day eventually because celebrity tabloids are on the prowl for them. And that has been a fear of the Bush team's for the past several months: that a picture of the President with the admitted felon could become the iconic image of direct presidential involvement in a burgeoning corruption scandal like the shots of President Bill Clinton...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When George Met Jack | 1/22/2006 | See Source »

...outsiders. Called Azad Kashmir (Free Kashmir) by the Pakistanis, the area was cordoned off by the army because, in the decades-long conflict with India for control of Kashmir, Azad was an unofficial war zone. The bus stations and grungy hotels of Muzaffarabad swarmed with secret police on the prowl for unwelcome strangers such as journalists, foreign diplomats and Indian spies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Double Jeopardy | 1/1/2006 | See Source »

...from one party to the next, and separated from upperclass housing by the gates of the Yard, freshmen are generally on the fringe of the Harvard social scene. For most, large parties are scarce and, without ties to upperclassmen, weekend nights tend to be quiet or spent on the prowl for a decent activity. The Harvard social scene has been the subject of heated criticism in recent years, in particular the lack of social options for freshmen.But now, student groups and the College administration—including the First-Year Social Committee (FYSC) and the Freshman Dean?...

Author: By Claire M. Guehenno, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: College Focuses on First-Year Fun | 11/23/2005 | See Source »

...Another integral policy (that I shouldn’t have to mention but will nonetheless): When going “out on the prowl,” make sure you put yourself together but also don’t look like you tried too hard. Both a lack of cleanliness (eek!) and too much mousse in your hair will make girls turn their heads...

Author: By Nicole B. Urken, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: DEAR NIKKI: How To Get to Bed | 11/13/2005 | See Source »

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