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...developments in nearly every academic field. In other words, he reads not only the latest in Shakespeare scholarship but also genetics. He reads in some eclectic discipline for at least an hour every day, he says. He was a professor of English, with a deep affinity for the poet Sir Philip Sydney, and after Harvard, he plans to work on a project cataloguing art, another area in which he is a connoisseur. He is famous for his handwritten thank-you notes. And his speeches are utterly charming, as he every year dubs himself an honorary member...
...story dwellings crisscrossed with alleys. Every light in every building is on. Women and old men peer from balconies and roofs. The vigilantes?men and boys?huddle around, babbling excitedly. Singling out a tall man at the back of the crowd, Gogia asks what happened. "There was this shadow, sir," he replies. "Really, nothing more than a shadow. He has a red light in his stomach and his eyes are red, too." Did you see him? "No." Did anyone? asks Gogia. A young factory worker called Navesh Kumar is pushed forward and Gogia follows him to the rooftop where...
...trail, the British bulldog unloaded a left jab on the guy and wrestled him until police arrived. "I wish, of course, that the incident I was involved in hadn't happened," said Prescott. "But no one can now complain about a lack of interest in this election campaign." Actually, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, leader of Scotland's Conservative Party, complained that Prescott had ruined "a long and honorable tradition of throwing eggs at politicians." In Poland on a European speaking tour, Bill Clinton was also the target of an egg thrower. The ex-President brushed himself off, saying, "It's good...
...three-part directorship is not unheard of, Lester said, citing Sir Lawrence Olivier’s company as an example...
...also helped that the Blackmans worked every possible angle in pushing their investigation. A friend of Tim's who had once worked as an airport limo driver in London had given several rides to Sir Richard Branson, legendary founder of Virgin Enterprises. The driver phoned Sir Richard's office and, a few days later, Virgin offered to help the Blackmans open a Tokyo office for their investigation...