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...holds are different. His stellar career, inspiring personal history and reputation for integrity have endowed him with a unique moral stature. Americans--and the rest of the world--want to see him use that to great ends. From the start, his presence at Bush's side conferred an extra legitimacy on an untried President, supplied experience to temper gut instinct. Powell's rich store of respect and goodwill lent confidence to allies overseas that the essentials of policy in the world's superpower would remain stable--or if they did change, that a reassuring interlocutor would be leading the process...
After the mini-fridges and extra-long sheets are unloaded, the books bought and the parents pried away, the freshmen meet their mentor groups for an event called Adventure Day. Upperclassmen lead the groups and a faculty or staff member through a series of team-building exercises designed to help the "first years" overcome their shyness. In one exercise they must get every team member and a full glass of water to an "island" several feet away by swinging on a rope. In another they have to turn over a small tarp they are standing on, without touching the imaginary...
...fans at the Alabama school watched Martin boot her way into college-football history as the first woman to play--and score--in Division I football. The 5-ft. 11-in., 160-lb. Martin ran onto the field, ponytail peeping out from under her helmet, to kick three extra points in a lopsided 71-10 victory over Cumberland State. "I almost teared up at the end," said proud papa Wayne. (Cumberland, handed its 18th straight loss, presumably did too.) Crowe gave No. 89 the game ball as her teammates cheered. The modest Martin is used to this sort of thing...
...parlayed that into even closer ties with Dubya. She filled the empty vessel of the candidate's foreign policy during the campaign and now spends occasional weekends with him and his family at Camp David. She complements Colin Powell, but it's clear who is steering the ship. Her extra time with Bush, she says, "gives us a chance to step back...and talk more about our broader objectives...
...real-life sneakers are getting nearly as outlandish. Nike's Shox line, below left, introduced late last year at $150 a pair, features springs in the heels, providing runners and hoopsters with what the company calls "responsive cushioning." This summer the company also released Air Hyperflights, above right, an extra-light basketball shoe combining a new synthetic material with snazzy, Ferrari-like styling. Sneakers like Skidz and Street Flyers are incorporating roller-skating wheels. And one new brand, Heelys, top, features a single removable "stealth skate" in each heel that lets users walk or, with wheels engaged, zoom...