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SHANGHAI Germany defeats Brazil in Women's World...
Corey M. Rennell ’07-’08 has been filmed stick fighting in South Africa, canoe racing in Vanuatu, and tribal wrestling in Brazil. Now, one hurdle remains: accepting the fact that his experiences will be on display for TV viewers as the reality show “Last One Standing” makes its U.S. debut this evening. The 12-part series, produced by the BBC, features six American and British athletes who compete with each other in tribal games while immersing themselves in indigenous culture. The show will air on the Discovery Channel...
Unfortunately, she was locked down in the game against Brazil because the U.S. lacked the creative midfielders to feed her and control the ball through traffic...
...seem like a throwback to an earlier age, as if the U.S. were watching a meeting of a Che Guevara fan club. Leftist, anti-Yanqui sentiments, thought to have faded with the 20th century, have made a comeback, embodied by leaders like Venezuela's radical Hugo Chàvez, Brazil's former union boss Luiz Inàcio Lula da Silva and Bolivia's socialist Evo Morales. Never mind coming to terms with these leaders--the U.S. finds it hard even to talk with them. An interpreter would be useful...
Enter motorbike medics, who flit between slow-moving cars and speed around stopped traffic. The two-wheeled first responders are dispatched from the 15 firehouses closest to São Paulo's main drags. Other cities employ moto-medics--London, Kuala Lumpur and Miami, among them--but in Brazil the program holds special significance since there is no centralized 911 and firefighters have become the go-to guys when accidents occur, perhaps because the country's health service is in disarray and the police are among the nation's least esteemed public servants. "People trust us," says fire department spokesman...