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Shoemaker exploited course conditions early in the opening swim to grab the preliminary lead. While several of the other participants immediately started to paddle their way through the shallow waters, Shoemaker fell back on her lifeguarding skills, sprinting into first place...
...Walter Reed psychologist, who led the study along with Dr. Charles Hoge. Many experts believe that early identification of symptoms and early intervention could help prevent the kind of massive psychological devastation seen in veterans of the Vietnam War. Some 30% of Vietnam vets eventually suffered PTSD--a grab bag of psychological effects that can include flashbacks, sleep disorders, panic attacks, emotional numbness and violent outbursts. "Here we were trying to be proactive, to better support returning soldiers," says Castro...
Plenty of other corporate initiatives are under way to grab kids' attention. WalMart has been drawing kids (and their parents' pocketbooks) to its stores with a marketing concept called "retailainment." In one version last fall, kids visiting WalMart received Bob the Builder coloring books and could go on a "safety scavenger hunt" that led them to the toy, hardware and infant-and-toddler departments. What's going on? Preschoolers are now considered a "highly marketable segment for certain products," says a recent report by MarketResearch.com Though you probably already know that if you have a toddler in the house. --With...
...family, it seemed like a blatant power grab, and when its members replied, "No, grazie," he quit in a huff. The top job went instead to Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, the head of Ferrari and a family intimate for three decades. Two young Agnelli cousins were elevated too. John Elkann, 28, was appointed Fiat deputy chairman, and his cousin Andrea Agnelli, also 28, joined the board. Another long-standing Agnelli manager was quickly named CEO. "The family moved very fast," says a person close to the Agnellis. "Morchio was a bit Napoleonic. The new men are more into team building...
...that we did better indoors than the Harvard team last year which was without a doubt more talented and deeper,” co-captain Onyechi Ezekwueche said. “Now we have to focus on getting more people healthy, on board and scoring so that we can grab a more respectable finish at Heps outdoors...