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...There are not enough people to check all the boats." From the launch, the team boarded another boat and then a ship named Al-Husseini, which is thought by Pakistani investigators to be registered in the name of an Islamist group associated with LeT. Each militant was given a sack containing "eight grenades, one AK-47 rifle, 200 cartridges, two magazines and one cell phone for communication...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Making of a Mumbai Terrorist | 3/8/2009 | See Source »

...young man in love, a fellow scarred by a nuclear accident, a boy watching his watchmaker dad, a superhero who can change size and location at will, a middle-aged stud letting his old love slip away as he finds someone younger, and finally, a sad sack of blue mourning the ordinary life he lost. Again, all is conveyed in a few minutes--a few quick, deft strokes. (See pictures of animated movies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Watchmen: Hero Worship | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...young man in love, a fellow scarred by a nuclear accident, a boy watching his watchmaker dad, a superhero who can change size and location at will, a middle-aged stud letting his old love slip away as he finds someone younger and finally a sad sack of blue mourning the ordinary life he lost. Again, all is conveyed in a few minutes, a few quick deft strokes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Watchmen Review: (A Few) Moments of Greatness | 3/4/2009 | See Source »

...noon on the second day, a nearly 6-foot-tall burlap sack was bulging with freshly cut fleece and the students were clearly ready for a break. Melendrez brought in a 250-pound ewe and promptly removed the wool in a matter of minutes, reviewing the process as he went...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fine Art of Sheep-Shearing — for Fun and Profit | 2/18/2009 | See Source »

...began crossing the criollo with a lesser but more resilient bean by about 1825. As a result, the criollo was all but lost. It didn't help that Venezuela began to focus on more lucrative resources such as coffee and, in the early 20th century, oil. Today, "for every sack of cacao, 10 million bbl. of oil are produced" in Venezuela, Rosenberg notes. "In an oil economy, cacao is simply not that competitive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard from Choroní: The World's Best Chocolate | 2/5/2009 | See Source »

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