Word: developable
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...every athlete in Athens to be clean." They won't be. "We believe the gap between the sophisticated cheats and the testers is closing," says Australian Sports Drug Agency spokesman Shaun Winnett, "but you can never give 100% guarantees." That's because the pattern hasn't changed: as scientists develop new tests for banned drugs, the cheats switch to substances authorities haven't heard...
...every athlete in Athens to be clean." They won't be. "We believe the gap between the sophisticated cheats and the testers is closing," says Australian Sports Drug Agency spokesman Shaun Winnett, "but you can never give 100% guarantees." That's because the pattern hasn't changed: as scientists develop new tests for banned drugs, the cheats switch to substances authorities haven't heard...
...chances of success seem slimmer than ever, says Nam Ju Hong, an expert on international relations at South Korea's Kyonggi University. "North Korea is moving away from solving the nuclear crisis," he says. "This is going to take a long time." Time that the North might use to develop more dependable nuclear weaponry...
...universally accepted scientific study has proven conclusively that Asians have significantly less capacity than blacks or whites to develop fast-twitch muscle fibers, which help create speed. And what one person believes to be a physical impediment might, of course, be more of a psychological barrier. After all, the Chinese are perennial Olympic favorites in weight lifting, a sport that clearly depends on energy and power. And yet the notion that Asians can't sprint remains widespread?and both Liu and Suetsugu are determined to show that toughness of spirit can bridge the gap. "My physique is poor," says...
...have been "composing" ring tones based on originals. But "real tones" come straight from the record companies, and they're demanding a big piece of the action: as much as 50% of sales. The labels deserve that much because "It's the record companies that find the artists, develop them, record them and pay them," argues Matt Phillips, a spokesman for the British Phonographic Industry. Demands from record labels (and the rise of real tones) could throw current ring-tone business models into disarray. Up until now, mobile operators like Vodafone and Orange have taken around 40% of the ring...