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PATRICIA MIRANDA TELA O'DONNELL AGES 25 (Miranda), 22 (O'Donnell) HOMETOWNS Saratoga, Calif. (Miranda); Homer, Alaska (O'Donnell) EVENT Women's wrestling THE DRAMA The event is making its Olympic debut--a victory in itself. Miranda's dad begged her not to wrestle. Sorry, Pop, the kid's good. THE COMPETITION Two Japanese sisters, Chiharu and Kaori Icho, are medal favorites...
...leapt from the cliffs of Porto Katsiki to die in the turquoise waters below. These days visitors prefer to hike down the 80 steep and narrow steps carved into the rock to reach the sandy beach. The fishing villages of Nidri (which some claim to be the home of Homer's Odysseus) and Vassiliki are a short taxi-boat ride away. Linked by bridge to the mainland, Lefkada can easily be reached by car or bus. You can also fly from Athens to Preveza airport, located just across the water from the island...
...reciting epic Greek poetry such as Homer's Iliad and Odyssey actually seems to be good for the heart--at least according to a new study by a team of European researchers. It all has to do with breathing patterns and their relationship to cardiac rhythms. It turns out that reciting poetry--especially verse like Homer's that follows a specific rhythm called hexameter--makes an excellent breathing exercise. The authors of the study taught healthy volunteers to recite passages from Homer while walking and lifting their arms with each breath. The result was an increase in the synchronization...
...Daru Island down the Great North East Channel or, if the weather is rough, the western side of the Warrior Reefs; either way, they'll come past the stakeout position. Overnight, on a high tide, a boat has washed up on Dalrymple. Customs officer Peter Leeman and sailors Joe Homer and Peter Page take a tender to the island to investigate and find 11 stranded villagers from Daru. Cold, wet and miserable, they have no water, or matches to start a fire; the only food they have is for the funeral and they are reluctant to eat it. In rough...
...warning light begins to flash. On VHF channel 16, after several attempts, Radon makes contact with the chatty master of Barge Express VIII, who alters course. "Roger that! Roger that! Roger that!" replies Radon, eager to escape an inquisition. He needs to go below to wake Joe Homer for the next watch; before Radon can bunk down, he must fill out the log and finish the chart. By the time he wakes, Hervey Bay will be back where it was 24 hours ago, off Dalrymple, waiting for a Papuan drug trafficker. It's Sunday morning and Coastwatch planes...