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Yoga was little known in the U.S.--perhaps only as an enthusiasm of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and other icons of the Beat Generation--when the Beatles and Mia Farrow journeyed to India to sit at the feet of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in 1968. Since then, yoga has endured more evolutions of popular consciousness than a morphing movie monster. First it signaled spiritual cleansing and rebirth, a nontoxic way to get high. Then it was seen as a kind of preventive medicine that helped manage and reduce stress. "The third wave was the fitness wave," says Richard Faulds, president...
...begin by asking the students to set the tone for us," began moderator S. Allen Counter, director of the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations...
...drinkers at places like the Tournament in London's Earls Court, famed haunt of antipodean backpackers, are taking advantage of the cameras. "We get a lot of Australians and tourists waving with signs saying 'Hello Mum' and 'Happy Birthday' to friends and family logged on back home," says manager Allen Piper. Across town in the business district Christina O'Sullivan, manager of the Railway Tavern, sees the webcams as a boon to business. "We can advertise upcoming promotions as well as what's going on in the pub," she says. "It's also a way for people...
...BROTHER, WHAT ART THOU DOING IN ALLEN'S PANTS...
...Philadelphia 76ers star guard and hopeful hip-hop artist ALLEN IVERSON leads the league in steals per game, but it seems he had some Sixers competition. Last week it was revealed that John Croce, the 76ers' strength-and-conditioning coach and younger brother of team co-owner Pat Croce, had resigned from the team in January after a locker-room videotape showed him executing a dunk in Iverson's pants pockets for spare cash. (Iverson was not in the pants at the time.) Video cameras had been installed after players complained of missing cash. "I felt sick, physically sick," said...