The nonsensical structure of Welsh rugby seems summed up by the fact that Gatland has been appointed before the man who will become his boss, the yet-to-be-named Elite Performance Director.

BBC: The tests facing Gatland

To condense his subject into manageable chunks, Mr Winchester uses Shakespeare's seven ages of man as a structure: the infant is a metaphor for man's first interest in the ocean, the schoolboy represents its exploration, and so on.

ECONOMIST: The Atlantic Ocean

She is the former wife of the alleged bomber and the current girlfriend of Dimitris Koufodinas, the man whom the authorities consider the key person in November 17's structure and operations.

BBC: Female November 17 suspect held

It was a departure from the traditional wooden structure and was made of wrought iron, oak, and a man-made product, avonite.

BBC: Festival clear-up continues

Ironically, the man most adept at manipulating this hidden power structure is one of Iran's best-known characters--Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who has been named an ayatollah, or religious leader.

FORBES: Millionaire Mullahs

Instead it is the man who has served as the head of the country's religious structure since 1989, the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

BBC: Profile: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei