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...while dancers can shake it with OutKast without ever getting up from the chair. Osim introduced the iSymphonic AV in Asia this spring, and a version without the video hookup will hit Britain and Ireland this winter for around $6,300. But buyers beware: this chair is sure to heat up competition for Dad's favorite seat in the living room - not to mention the remote...
...Games were as much about those who finished dead last in their events as about those who took home gold. How else to explain the giddy joy of Katura Marae, proud citizen of the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu? The 14-year-old came in last in her heat of the 100-m dash, yet still clocked her fastest time of the season, 0.02 seconds behind Tit Linda Sou, Cambodia's lone female sprinter, who ran the best time of her life in her Olympic debut. "I am so excited," rejoiced Marae, who qualified for Athens through a wild...
...Last week's track-and-field events introduced some of the Games' most compelling losers. The women's 100 m included several much-photographed Muslims, three of whom finished last in their heats. The Somali and Bahraini ran in head scarves and didn't qualify for the next round of races, but they nevertheless set personal and national records, respectively. The Kuwaiti and Afghan sprinters crossed the line three seconds off the fastest qualifying time, yet they still made history as their countries' first female Olympians. Iraq's Alaa Jassim, whose 100-m training regimen was occasionally foiled by sniper...
Even after the Spitzian attempt for a record harvest of gold had evaporated into the blazing heat, fans were too invested in the sheer breadth of Phelps' program to abandon their new Olympic hero. They continued to stream in, not just into the Aquatic Center in Athens but also via NBC's coverage. The pool venue sold out every day, according to organizers, and by Day Three, TV ratings exceeded those from the Sydney Games, no doubt owing to the unfolding drama of Phelps' staggering effort. --By Alice Park/Athens
...aggressive campaign against al-Qaeda in Pakistan has taken a toll on the group's top leadership. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the brains behind the Sept. 11 attacks, and several other experienced chiefs have been captured. And President Pervez Musharraf has lately turned up the heat. A State Department official says Pakistan has captured 30 al-Qaeda suspects in the past seven weeks alone...