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...driver may not think much about the tires on his car until one goes flat. But those who operate the mining industry's monster trucks, whose wheels are 12 ft. in diameter and weigh 7,500 lbs., know that the rubber on the rims is worth its weight in gold. Giant tires are in increasingly short supply as the extraction industry hits overdrive to chase rising commodities prices. As demand for raw materials grows in the booming economies of India and China, mining companies are scurrying to dig deeper, faster and more efficiently for coal, copper and other materials...
...America's international basketball pride following a sixth-place finish at the 2002 Worlds and bronze at the Athens Olympics. Hailed as the perfect blend of disciplinarian (he attended West Point), patriot and motivator, Coach K was the man for the job of assuaging millionaire egos and returning basketball gold to its rightful home, the inner-city blacktops and sweaty YMCA gyms in which the sport was reared...
...Luckily for Krzyzewski, he has two more years to reverse American fortunes - gold in Beijing will erase this sour memory and put to rest all these questions. But he has to change his mind-set. "For this sport, we shouldn't just win, we should set the standard," Krzyzewski told TIME before the tournament began. "And to be quite frank with you, the rest of the basketball world wants in some ways for us to do that...
...snack time with two new looks from kids' clothing companies: Britain's Mini Boden bodenusa.com and crewcuts jcrew.com from the designers of J. Crew. Mini Boden's Big Print T shirts, left, come in three different styles for boys ($22). And crewcuts' ballet flats ($68), right, come in metallic gold or pink tweed...
...Gold medalists Emily Cross and Benjamin Ungar will be back for more next season: they’re only juniors...