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...nations or war-ravaged countries. Even athletic giants could crash. American diver Justin Wilcock was still recovering from a stress fracture in his back, but he insisted on competing, against his coaches' advice, reasoning that you don't dedicate 13 years of your life to a sport only to pull out. During one of his dives, the Utah native's foot scraped the board. Another awkward plunge resulted in a score of zero, and Wilcock ended the night at the bottom of the 3-m springboard preliminary competition. "Just competing is what's important," he says. "I knew...
...Risks South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun may have stood firm with plans to dispatch 3,000 Korean soldiers to Iraq, but one of his citizens was murdered after being taken hostage there. From this example, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo learned a lesson [Aug. 9]. Her decision to pull out our peacekeepers from Iraq in order to save a kidnapped Philippine truck driver may have been against the wishes and plans of Washington and other allies, but her actions saved a life. Dionne Lee Esteban Caytiles Quezon City, the Philippines...
Thai massage works on muscles, connective tissue and joints at the same time, says Minerva Noltee, of Mandala Med-Spa in Sarasota, Fla. "We pull and stretch the ligaments, muscles and the joints to their tolerance, never past their tolerance," she explains. Clients who suffer from mild muscular dystrophy and rheumatoid arthritis seem to benefit from the treatments, according to Noltee. There are other responses as well, she says. "The big one is 'I feel taller...
...Dimas. Though just a bronze, it prompted an ovation so loud and raucous that the other medalists had to wait an extra 15 minutes to join Dimas on the podium. That exuberance filled Athens during the Games, drowning out the doubters who said the Greeks couldn't - wouldn't - pull off this big show. They could and they did. The nation that has given the world so much drama and so many timeless tales has now added a new volume of rich, unforgettable stories: the Games of the 28th Olympiad...
...boss has "the entire organization at his disposal" to run Cosa Nostra's economic activities, including construction contracting, drug trafficking and extortion, Prestipino explains that only a handful of confidants know Provenzano's whereabouts at any given time. "He is extremely cautious," Prestipino says. "So we try to pull the ground out from under his feet. And of course, hope for a false step." Provenzano has rarely put a foot wrong in more than 50 years with the Mafia. As a poor teenager in Corleone in central Sicily, he latched onto Michele Navarra's clan after World War II. With...