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...Telegraph story also quotes an official saying traces of steroids had been found in the bloodstreams of Mumbai attackers - something the unnamed source says "isn't uncommon in terrorists." If so, it's a well-kept secret that runs counter to jihadists' disdain of external "impurities" being used to attain physical fitness they often extol. But for Bruguière, wrangling over those kinds of details is simply a counterproductive attempt to create a precise, predictable stereotype of a terrorist in what is, in fact, a diverse, rapidly changing, amorphous milieu of extremists. (Read Mumbai's Terror Is Over...
When it is bathed in crisp sunlight, the village of Gnosall in England's West Midlands seems almost plucked from a Jane Austen novel. A neat cluster of tidy shops and well-kept brick homes, the community of 5,000 boasts an 11th century Anglican church and a grass-banked canal. Along the winding High Street, locals walk their dogs and motorists yield and wave. And quaint charm isn't the whole story. "It's a very modern, forward-thinking place," says ward council member James Kelly...
...Despite being a native New Englander and sharing the name of another well-known Harvard alumnus, Adams did not always make it his goal to come here. “Neither of my parents graduated from college,” Adams recalls. “[College] came up as just sort of a wish.”In his youth, Adams took up the clarinet. Upon graduating from high school in 1965, he had already mastered the instrument. “It’s a well-kept secret, but the clarinet is a rather easy instrument to master...
...clad in what she considered a “cute outfit,” was backed by a supportive friend. Maule found nothing ironic or incongruous in the idea of a model search at Harvard. “I personally think Harvard girls are very well-kept and well put-together.” After the judging was done, five “well-kept” women were chosen and photographed. May the best (looking...
...Then again, he did help create the character.“He’s as cool as I wish I was,” Cuse jokes.As the co-executive producer of the popular show, Cuse is one of a handful of people who know the well-kept secrets behind the mysterious island on which the show is set. The former Harvard varsity rower has been involved with the show since its very early stages and has won several awards for his work.But Cuse’s huge success with “Lost” is just one stage...