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...goat, where the fibers are long and fine. Occasionally these fibers get mixed with hairs from the outer layer, which are short and thick. This translates into less expensive sweaters, but also ones that are coarse and scratchy. They don't drape as sinuously or maintain their shape as well, and they don't provide the lifetime commitment most people seek from their cashmere. They may also be the product of goats with poor genes. Fred Xiaong, co-founder of Autumn Cashmere, whose buttery sweaters typically start at about $300, says the company uses only the hair from superior breeds...
...intelligence scoop was the end result of a shift in the military's approach to tracking Saddam that began taking shape in mid-summer. Instead of trying to wring information out of high ranking members of his regime, they began focusing on lower-level functionaries and a small number of families that were believed to be aiding and protecting Saddam. Saddam's so-called "right hand man," who provided valuable information to the search, had been captured in the early morning hours of Dec. 12 in Baghdad. His name has thus far been withheld, but military officials have said that...
Lane plans to keep himself in hockey shape after he returns to school by skating with a team in the area. He’ll watch Harvard games and hang out with the Crimson players he still keeps in touch with, like Dov Grumet-Morris and Rob Flynn. But because of the decision he made two years ago, he will not be able to practice or play with them...
...admit, fast food is not the healthiest of foods. But I am in decent shape,” said Bressman, member of the JV basketball team. “Well, perhaps a touch overweight...
...well as self-study: not only a means of expression, but also a way of fitting ourselves into a larger system. If these two things are kept balanced as I write, then I feel much less danger of slipping into a completely self-absorbed gaze. My work takes shape not merely as a creation, but also—hopefully—as a contribution...