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...machine guns firing, grenades exploding and refugees wailing. He imagines rockets bursting through the walls or being hit by bullets. "I had never been in a place where such a thing was imaginable." When an evacuation flight is arranged, he agonizes, then takes it, and East Timor continues to burn without...
...makes bolder--and potentially riskier--moves to add more music to its mix of high-margin macchiato and muffin sales. Besides hawking regular CDs and allying with XM Satellite Radio and other ventures, Starbucks has begun installing "media bars" in cafés in which customers can download songs and burn customized discs. So far, 45 stores in Seattle and Austin, Texas, have the units, and Starbucks plans to announce more by year's end. "[Music] is a big component of our overall strategy," says Starbucks Entertainment president Ken Lombard, adding that coffee-house sales will "transform how music is discovered...
...that has a lot to do with body fat, since women, even athletic and fit women, have more stores to pull from. Guys have about 6% body fat, while women will carry about 12%." The calculus of human exertion, however, is working against all the contestants. Adventure racers typically burn as much as 500 calories an hour, but the body running full steam can process only about 300 calories an hour. Contrary to what you might think, at this level of exertion the last thing racers want to do is eat. "We try to force ourselves to eat small amounts...
BENEFITS Makes the body burn more calories, even while at rest. Bones become denser and less prone to osteoporosis and injury. Joints are better protected from wear and tear. Strength training reduces arthritic pain, delays muscle loss, builds muscle mass, reduces body fat, increases metabolism and improves glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, thus reducing the risk of diabetes...
...like their country cousins in hundreds of similar toddler play programs across the U.S., these kids simply love the chance to burn off energy and master their muscular and coordination skills. It's no surprise either. Running, jumping, climbing and spinning around in circles have always been an indispensible part of childhood. And until the past few decades, they were an integral part of U.S. children's lives--playing out on the street or in the park or backyard after school and on weekends, organizing pick-up games of soccer, tag or baseball, racing around the neighborhood or going...