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...year career, said he had thought "long and hard" about retiring but insisted it was the correct decision. Trained by his father Enzo, Calazaghe captured his first world title in 1997, beating fellow Brit Chris Eubank, and went on to defend it 21 times straight. His victory over the hitherto undefeated American Jeff Lacy in March 2006 was hailed as career-defining, but Calzaghe has always maintained that his triumph over the Danish WBC and WBA champion Mikkel Kessler in front of 50,000 fans at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium was his finest night. While critics may sneer that...
...alternate scenario is also possible: that upon exhausting the natural world, science has the ability to someday reveal hitherto unfamiliar regions of metaphysics. Consider, for example, the explosion in understanding of the cell, the fundamental unit of life. The expanding field of systems biology elucidates breathtaking networks of interactions, as thousands upon thousands of molecules are precisely regulated to perform the simplest of functions. Metaphysically, many explanations could exist for the arguably beautiful nature of these networks...
...Australia's first series loss on home ground in 16 years. During that time, the Australian team redefined the five-day version of the game - the only one purists believe merits the devotion they bestow on it - incorporating the sort of devil-may-care style of play hitherto confined to the one-day game (in which each side scores more rapidly). The Australians made test cricket (which even its lovers concede can be deadly dull) thrilling...
...Believe me.” The rest of her dress slid off her soaking body and floated away downriver in a swirl of virgin white. Frederick’s pasty lips parted and she saw the realization, the new pride and dignity spring to the eyes that had hitherto been so empty. With a sob he flung himself wholeheartedly against her. “You raise me up,” wept Frederick. “You raise me up!”He certainly was raised up, Roxanna realized, her eyes going wide. She had no idea what...
...Four Harvard physics professors—John Huth, Joao Guimaraes da Costa, Masahiro Morii, and Melissa Franklin—remain intimately involved with the $8 billion collider, which stands as the most expensive scientific experiment ever attempted, and, when fully operational, may help bring to light particles and forces hitherto unseen...