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...deliberations. It also prevented them from hearing the weeping of the French judge, Marie-Reine Le Gougne. Ron Pfenning is the U.S. referee who would bring Le Gougne's accusations to Ottavio Cinquanta, president of the International Skating Union. Last week he told TIME that Le Gougne, 40, the crucial swing vote of the pairs-skating event the night before, had sobbed to the astonished judges that her decision had been coerced. Le Gougne claimed that she had voted for the Russian skaters at the direction of the French skating federation and its president, Didier Gailhaguet. "She was very emotional...
...prejudging is practically a requirement. Judges are encouraged to attend practices to see what the skaters can do. When they start judging, however, they reserve their highest marks for whoever they think will be the best skater--dampening prospects for early performers. Tricky jumps and graceful lines are still crucial, but in skating, luck and whim may carry...
Should everyone be getting more folic acid? That's the question on a lot of doctors' minds this week. Though not as famous as vitamin C, folic acid plays a crucial role in the development of just about every cell in the body. A member of the B-vitamin family, it's found naturally in orange juice, beans and green vegetables. There is some evidence that folic acid may reduce the risk of heart disease, but it is best known for its role in preventing spina bifida and other birth defects. Indeed ever since 1998, when the Food and Drug...
...book’s conclusion breaks into an all-too-familiar spiel about the uncertainty of the future of news. The reader is left with nothing more than the repetitive claim that good journalism is crucial to a well-functioning democracy. In shirking blame, the book assigns responsibility to the public: “As long as they [the readers and viewers] create a market for good journalism, there will be good journalism.” Certainly, The News About the News raises important issues about the state of public media in our country, but it fails to resolve them...
Gates’ contributions were crucial with Dunham missing the last 13 minutes of the game after turning her ankle. Dunham also collided with a wall after chasing down a Monti pass in the first half...