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DIED. BOB WEINSTOCK, 77, jazz producer who, at age 20, parlayed a family loan into an indie label that became Prestige, home to some of jazz's greatest musicians; in Boca Raton, Fla. He encouraged his artists to record long, unrehearsed jams. Among the results: the 1956 John Coltrane-- Sonny...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Jan. 30, 2006 | 1/22/2006 | See Source »

It's all in a day's work at the forensics division of the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory at the University of California at Davis, the CSI of the four-legged world. The humble surroundings bear only slight resemblance to the flashy labs you see on TV crime shows, but the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Whodunit, Doggone It? | 1/22/2006 | See Source »

...potential to be a big sport," says Davis--who, although he is relatively unknown in the U.S., has a broader following in Europe, where the sport is popular. The U.S. Speedskating officials, he complains, "don't want to grow in a way where they have five or six Shani Davises." The organization's officials say they are disappointed with the comments but will support Davis at the Olympics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shani Davis: He's Fire on Ice--and Off It | 1/15/2006 | See Source »

Davis first went on the ice when he was 6. His mother Cherie worked as a secretary for a lawyer who happened to be a speed-skating official and suggested that her son try the sport. Within two years, Davis was winning regional titles. Now 6 ft. 2 in., he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shani Davis: He's Fire on Ice--and Off It | 1/15/2006 | See Source »

The standoff between Davis and the skating establishment widened a bit in December when the skater, who had already qualified for the long-track events, skipped those trials, even after officials had rescheduled them to accommodate his short-track attempt. But there is an upside to the ongoing feud. "If...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shani Davis: He's Fire on Ice--and Off It | 1/15/2006 | See Source »

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