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...having since 1984," says Martha. "We are proving to the world that gymnastics is not only for tiny, bouncy baby girls, but it's also possible to be done very well after ages 20 and up if you do the right preparation." And if you keep a Karolyi in command. --With reporting by Kristin Kloberdanz/Huntsville
...long talked about creating its own rapid reaction force that could be quickly dispatched to the world's hot spots. That still doesn't exist, but last week Eurocorps - a defense force created in 1992 and made up of soldiers from Germany, France, Spain, Belgium and Luxembourg - assumed command of the 6,500 NATO troops in Afghanistan, the organization's first such deployment outside Europe. "I think there's a great deal of expectation for the E.U. to be here within a NATO operation," says French Lieutenant General Jean-Louis Py, Eurocorps' commander in Kabul. Py said the main task...
...them from winning high-piston track events like the sprints or hurdles. Conventional wisdom held that the limber, compact Asian body was better designed for sports that required dexterity and precision. Hence China's dominance in gymnastics and diving, Japan's killer hold in judo or South Korea's command over archery and Taekwondo. Asians sometimes performed respectably in middle- and long-distance track competitions, but there was a tendency to chalk this up to mental toughness, not their natural physical gifts. "Asians are not as inherently talented in sports that require speed, energy and power," contends Wei Hongquan...
...neighboring nations, the offer of assistance will probably be merely symbolic. Indeed, it allows the Saudis to earn credit in Washington without risking much political fallout at home. "There are so many difficulties in the proposal [for Muslim peacekeepers]," says Hossam Zaki, spokesman for the Arab League. "Under whose command will the Muslim forces be? Will they use force against insurgents? There are many questions, and all of them have unpleasant answers." --By Unmesh Kher. Reported by Mohammed Alkhereiji, Aryn Baker and Andrew Purvis
...nerve center of this musical empire is Davis' home, on a 100-acre ranch outside Omaha, just 20 miles from the Strategic Air Command and its huge stockpile of nuclear weapons. He lives with his wife, his three children and several German shepherds and raises chickens, holds barbecues and peers through the telescope of his own astronomical observatory. In his basement is a well-equipped recording studio, in which he composes and mixes. Microphones are planted in the surrounding woodlands to record the natural sounds he incorporates into sound tracks. A private jet sits on a tarmac 15 minutes away...