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...really seemed, as the flaming cauldron wobbled above Freeman's head, stopped, then began its agonizingly slow crawl up the 70-meter waterfall. A small engineering problem had caused "some extraordinary adrenaline rushes" among the organizers, said master of ceremonies Ric Birch. But by evening's end, the ring of fire was in place, and with it burned all the promise of the 27th Olympiad...
...however aggrieved the editorial pages, this was not a life-and-death issue for average voters, and if they were paying attention, it was probably to decide that they smelled fear in the Bush camp. Given the Vice President's famous appetite for debates, the attack ad didn't ring true. (The Austin team never tested that spot in a focus group, a fact that some campaign officials now regret.) "I'm not sure why we went there," says an adviser, and by week's end, Bush had backed off, agreeing to negotiate with Gore over the Commission debates. Another...
...International Olympic Committee has long had a reputation as a tenacious defender of its brand. In 1981 the IOC even managed to get an international treaty granting global control of its ubiquitous five-ring logo. But the greybeards who run the committee were caught napping by the age of the Internet. Olympic.com was snapped up by a reputable U.S. paint company of that name, so the IOC lumbers on with the less catchy olympic.org (Although official sponsor IBM did snag olympics.com for this year's Sydney Games site...
...terribly complicated procedure. First, anesthetize the mouse. Then gently turn it over on its back and carefully remove the protective ring surrounding the mouseball. Remove the ball and, with a sterile object (or finger), scrape away any visible dirt or grime. Replace the ball and cover. The surgery takes a little less than a minute, and recovery time is virtually negligible. And, more importantly, our little friends will be literally scampering with...
...almost a decade, with eerie regularity, the gods of media have provided gaudily gruesome three-ring tabloid circuses of news...