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...last lap, the individual cries of encouragement have merged into a deafening roar - with an Australian accent, if that's possible. It's primal, visceral, genuinely thrilling. Everyone is standing now, screaming, concentrating intently on Thorpe, as if trying to transfuse their wills into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside the Aussie Pool Party | 8/25/2004 | See Source »

...victory by Olympic gymnastics standards. But if the Russian felt crushed, she concealed it from the appreciative crowd of fans from across the globe. Khorkina has always loved being a diva - she once declared herself the "personification of gymnastics" - and she remained one in defeat, doing a quick half-lap of honor around the hall, waving a Russian flag. Before the medal presentation, she changed from her diamanté black leotard into a sleeveless electric blue one. And when she stepped up to receive her medal, she raised an index finger in the air. "I'm still an Olympic champion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Comeback Kid | 8/22/2004 | See Source »

...airline practice of allowing young children to fly seated on an adult's lap was criticized last week when the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that kids under age 2 be restrained in their own seats while in the air. So far, the Federal Aviation Administration has declined to make that mandatory, citing a 1995 study that concluded the added cost of buying another ticket might force more families to drive--and risk roadway accidents. Still, the agency advises that children weighing less than 40 lbs. fly in a safety or car seat buckled into their own seat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kid-Safe Flying | 8/16/2004 | See Source »

...Miller criticized Harvard for trying “to profit from our family tragedy” in her statement. She said the award represents “a windfall into Harvard’s overstuffed lap...

Author: By Stephen M. Marks, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Court Rules That Harvard, Not Family, Should Receive Father’s Money | 8/13/2004 | See Source »

...party. In their 2004 bid, the Greeks promised not just to reference their history but also to re-create it. The shot-put event would be staged amid the ruins of ancient Olympia; the marathon course would retrace the doomed steps of Phidippides and end with a triumphant lap around Panathinaiko Stadium, site of the first modern Olympics in 1896. And those Games went swimmingly. There were 311 participating athletes (men only). Cost to the host...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Athens: Acropolis Now | 8/9/2004 | See Source »

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