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...Cohen finds it necessary to psyche out and distract her opponents by clipping them during warm-ups and using mental tactics to win. Cohen's lack of sportsmanship in her zest to be No. 1 leaves the viewer wondering whether it is cunning or ability that brings home the gold. MARJORIE A. CLAUSEN Santa Barbara, Calif...
...seem to have missed the mark with your Olympic preview. I noticed skiing, skating, snowboarding, the skeleton, sledding (men's and women's) and then men's hockey. What happened to the 1998 gold-medal-winning U.S. women's ice-hockey team? They are a talented group of athletes who train as hard as anyone else going to the Olympics. KAREN SOLOMON Worcester, Mass...
...Grand Mosque of Mecca standing before the ancient Kaaba, a rectangular stone room sheathed in black silk and cotton embroidered in gold with Koranic verses. I am about to perform one of the most significant duties of a Muslim: to circumambulate the Kaaba seven times, counterclockwise, after proclaiming, "Bismillah! Allah-o-Akbar!" (In the name of God! God is Great...
Kenya ranks near the bottom of Berlin-based Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, beaten only by such "show-me-the-money" countries as Nigeria and Indonesia. High-level corruption continues unabated, as evidenced by the 1990s Goldenberg scandal - named for a company that allegedly exported nonexistent gold and then claimed export credits from the Central Bank. The financial scam cost Kenya at least $400 million and allegedly involved top officials and senior politicians close to President Daniel arap Moi. International donors have frozen funds earmarked for Kenya in large part because of the country's failure...
After fasting for eight hours, Stelarc ingested a 15-mm by 5-cm capsule made of titanium, stainless steel, silver and gold. The capsule was tethered to a cable, which was linked to a control box outside his body. The stomach had to be inflated with air before this metallic lozenge slithered its way into Stelarc's abdomen. Once there, the capsule unfurled to its full dimensions of 5 cm by 7 cm and began beeping and emitting flashes of light...