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...Julie Holland, a psychiatrist and author of the recently published Ecstasy: The Complete Guide, says there is strong anecdotal evidence that ecstasy, more than any legal drug, can help stress-disorder sufferers confront the traumatic event that led to the condition. "Let's look at the science and not the politics," says Holland. Trouble is, science and politics are intertwined when it comes to the drug...
...weeks ago, Gen. Charles Holland, head of the U.S. Special Operations Command, met with a dozen new U.S. ambassadors at Ft. Bragg, N.C. When you get to your posts, "don?t be surprised if you see us coming," Holland warned. The command has secret contingency plans to sneak special operations forces into any trouble spot in the world, complete with infiltration routes, drop zones, intelligence contacts and assault points. About 20 Army Green Berets, Navy SEALs and military counter-terror operatives have already been dispatched to the Philippines to advise its army in guerrilla warfare against the Abu Sayyef group...
...Israelis do it? For one thing, El Al puts at least one armed, plainclothes sky marshal on all its flights. One such agent foiled a hijack attempt over Holland in 1970. During El Al flights, the cockpit door, made of reinforced steel strong enough to repel fire from a handgun, remains locked...
...Ishii puts Don King to shame, selling out every event he has ever held, including last year's championship in the 55,000-seat Tokyo Dome. In Japan, K-1 fighters like world champion Ernest Hoost, a 6-ft. 5-in., 220-lb. Muay Thai kick-boxing expert from Holland, enjoy rock-star status. The sport is also gaining audiences in Europe and in the U.S. A recent event at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas kept Ishii's sellout streak alive, and a new PlayStation game is bound to hook any American kid who just might happen...
That's why adrenaline junkies are turning in their sailboards. "Kiteboarding is a worldwide phenomenon," says John Bryja, editor of SBC Kiteboard magazine. In Europe, where windsurfing is big, Germany, Holland and France dominate the market--brothers Dominique and Bruno Legaigoux invented the style of kite most kiteboarders now use. Kites are also taking off in the Middle East and Japan...