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...last week was an action-packed one for the 4.3 million residents of this oil- and gas-rich province. Martial law was declared, removing the last pretense that Aceh has ever had a functioning civilian government. Renewed fighting erupted across the province, killing dozens. Jet fighters and U.S.-made Bronco OV-10 bombers screamed low over the palm trees while tanks and armored troop carriers rumbled through the countryside. More than 200 schools were burned to the ground within 36 hours, a wanton destruction of property blamed on GAM in the past, but which this time was so well orchestrated...
...Malkin Athletic Center (MAC) Quad was filled with emergency vehicles, thick smoke and the smell of burning rubber Monday night when a passing Ford Bronco caught fire...
Before a packed theater in Hollywood, a nude blond totters onto the stage tied up and blindfolded. A hush falls over the audience of several hundred as she begins to flex her arms and whip her torso around like a bronco, until eventually the rope loosens and her hands break free. She sheds the blindfold and slips out of her bonds to reveal a black thong. She glares icily, turns around and slaps her butt. The crowd--especially the half of it that's female--gives...
...would think that someone like Naldur would be ready to sign up for his game cards, given the toll bronco busting is taking on his body. Last year the school psychologist from Layton, Utah, broke a rib and a leg, ruptured his spleen, separated his shoulder and suffered a concussion. Each time he taped himself up and got back on the horse a few days later. "Every autumn I have a retirement party," Naldur says. "Then in spring the snow melts, the flowers bloom, and I realize nothing's really changed except I'm one year older." His wife Mazie...
Given the cost, it's no wonder those who succeed attain hero status among their peers. The veterans love to spin dramatic yarns about an 83-year-old barrel racer who competed while legally blind, a one-armed calf roper, and a 66-year-old bronco rider who managed to beat a group of 20-year-olds. Pride motivates the tales, especially because the current crop of rodeo seniors considers itself the last generation to hone its skills by working on ranches rather than at specialized roping schools or college rodeos. "So many people get older and begin to shut...