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...shocked everyone but himself. Less than a year after blazing into history by setting a world record in the 100-m dash at the Beijing Olympics, Usain Bolt broke his own mark on Aug. 16 in Berlin. At the same site where American Jesse Owens upstaged Adolf Hitler 73 years ago, Bolt shaved more than a tenth of a second off his own record, clocking an absurd 9.58 seconds. Never shy about touting his talent, Bolt hinted at even greater successes ahead. "I think it will stop at 9.4, but you never know," he said. At this point, nothing seems...
...notching a 10.4 at a meet in California nine years later. The reigning Olympic champion, Paddock won attention as much for his prerace habits as for his speed; the colorful sprinter was renowned for quaffing a sherry mixed with raw egg before entering the blocks. (Read about Bolt's record-breaking performance in Beijing...
Thanks to Bolt, a 6 ft. 5 in. blur known to punctuate his victories with biceps curls, track finally has the savior seemingly capable of resurrecting its fortunes. Charismatic, telegenic and steroid-free - he has passed every test administered to him and attributed his win in Beijing to a steady diet of chicken nuggets - the colorful star has outsize talent and a personality to match. "I just blew my mind and blew the world's mind," Bolt said after racing to glory last August. On Aug. 16 he did it again...
Geeky slipups aside, Booker's intellectual breadth and insatiable curiosity are impressive. But his critics are convinced that he'll bolt the city soon enough. The mayor, however, has promised to stay put. "I'm not going to give you any political baloney," he says. "At this point, I'm committed to two terms, and at the end of those two terms, if I stay in politics, I will look at other offices." (New Jersey will have a governor's race in 2013, near the end of what could be Booker's second term as Newark mayor...
...Prisoners plotting escapes have found that a cell phone can be just as valuable as a pair of bolt cutters. "I had an inmate escape from one of my prisons just this week, and guess what he used to get his ride - a cell phone," says Richard Subia, assistant director for California's Division of Adult Institutions. "According to our investigation so far, he contacted a girlfriend by cell phone and had her pick him up in one of the local towns. We're still out searching...