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...Kathmandu international airport, waiting for the flight out of Nepal that will eventually return him to Golden, Colo., is surrounded by his teammates and the expedition's 75 pieces of luggage. Success has made the group jubilant. This airport lounge has become the mountaineering equivalent of a winning Super Bowl locker room. As they sit amid their luggage, holding Carlsberg beers, they frequently raise a toast. "Shez! Shez!" shouts a climber. That's Nepali for drink! drink! "No epics," a climber chimes in, citing what really matters: no one died...
...women don't get their recommended daily allowance of calcium, and 70% don't get enough iron. While women are clearly better off munching leafy greens or low-fat yogurt than relying on fortified foods, it's also clear that many of them aren't doing it. If a bowl of fortified oatmeal in the morning gets them going, nutritionists say, it's better than nothing...
...highway from the big downtown bridge, the store is often a first stop for visiting Mexicans. Inside, you can find Fabuloso detergent, table runners decorated with images of the Virgin of Guadalupe, and CDs featuring popular Norteno and Tejano stars. The biggest selling items are aluminum foil, toilet-bowl cleaner and three-packs of paper towels. Store manager Ed Garza says traffic in the store picks up as midnight approaches: "People like to shop when it's cooler...
...along the way, there was one constant: I loved sports. I read the sports page first thing in the morning, often over a bowl of Wheaties-the breakfast of champions, and skinny white dorks-and in front of "SportsCenter." In fact, it quickly became clear that I enjoyed sports media and sports culture as much as I cherished playing sports. I wanted to be Kilborn and Olbermann up there spewing catch phrases by the dozen, being worshipped by kids just like me in every corner of the country...
...life by making him read books and write weekly book reports--even though she herself only had a third-grade education. Carson did well enough in high school to gain admittance to Yale University, which he reportedly chose over Harvard because he saw their team win in an academic bowl, followed by the University of Michigan for medical school...