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...While Bill Gates does a fine job outlining his creative capitalism initiative, his exclusive focus on developing nations at the expense of his own is a tremendous oversight. Corporations in developed countries certainly should feel socially responsible for those in developing ones. But if they ever want to be taken seriously as agents of social change, they need to consider their own economies as well. Gates is incorrect to brush over the U.S.'s economic woes so lightly, especially when creative capitalism could potentially solve some problems like our own oft-neglected poverty. Only when America proves that capitalism...
...Torres tests positive for steroid use, then certainly, let's all be disappointed and heap derision on her. For now, may we please celebrate her focus, competitive spirit, discipline and willpower? Nancy Johnson, AUSTIN, TEXAS...
...recognize your magazine largely caters to a U.S. audience, but the overrepresentation of U.S. athletes in "100 Olympic Athletes to Watch" may mean that some of your readers will not focus on athletes from other countries who have fascinating stories. Richard Barrett, HONOLULU...
...that Torres, who is making history as the oldest swimmer to compete in the Olympics, credits with getting her 41-year-old body in good-enough shape to race athletes half her age. But resistance stretching, as it is called, is not just for the Olympians among us. Its focus on maximizing muscle flexibility has been useful for everyone from injured NBA players to children with cerebral palsy. The exercises may not look like much--they generally require no equipment other than a mat and maybe a towel and some straps--and they may not feel that strenuous...
...Power Vacation Days ACTION Using Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and Charlton Heston (as Moses) to mock Barack Obama's celebrity, fitness for the presidency and alleged Messiah complex is not the classiest or most substantive gambit in presidential-campaign history. But it sure did allow John McCain to focus the conversation on Obama's greatest vulnerabilities. When Obama remarked on the campaign trail that he doesn't look like previous Presidents, McCain's campaign manager was quick to accuse the Democrat of playing the race card from "the bottom of the deck." In the short term, Obama...