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...closest thing to a certainty in these Olympics: when Ekundayo Williams crosses the finish line in her 100-meter heat Friday, she'll be five meters behind the winner. If the winner happens to be one of the event's speed queens, Marion Jones or Inger Miller, the gap could be as much as 10 meters. Williams' personal best time is 11.91 seconds, slower than every 100-meter champion in Olympic history save Betty Robinson, who won gold in Amsterdam in 1928 in just her fourth track meet...
...home in the capital, Freetown, burned down - then stops, eyes pleading for a new subject. Her coach, Francis Edwin, confides later that Williams' dearest friend was also killed. Still grieving and unfit, she arrived in Spain early last year for the world championships, and in her 100-meter heat (won by Inger Miller) finished last, in an embarrassing...
...worst thing a parent can do when a child becomes infested is freak out. The best thing is be methodical. Deal with the child's scalp first, then launder sheets, pillowcases and towels, using high heat to dry. There is usually no need to dispose of clothes, stuffed animals, etc. Lice can live only about a day outside a scalp, so if the scalp is louse free, chances are the environment will be too. Unfortunately, any nits that remain can reinfect a child in a matter of days. Thus the importance of careful nitpicking (more on that later...
...That's as it should be in the country that considers swimming its national sport. And that is why the Australian crowd this morning roared for all the racers - no matter the flag on their uniform - as they approached the finish. In the first heat, a Vietnamese woman trailed the field so badly the leaders were virtually out of the pool by the time she touched the wall - but she was brought home in that last 30 feet by an audience that adores athletic effort...
...good number of us are still possessed with the somewhat juvenile desire to, well, have a really cool job. We've watched too much television and want to be Mulder and Scully, Men in Black, Clint Eastwood, Clarice Starling, Charlie's Angels. We want to pack heat and wear the Armani...