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...among other drivers. Jos Verstappen of Orange Arrows is said to be his only close friend. Last season Schumacher riled many drivers by using a racing rule that allows one change of direction per lap to dart across the track at the start of races. But those were just mild complaintsin comparison to the nadir his reputation hit after the final race of 1997, the European Grand Prix at Jerez. Then driving for Ferrari and neck-and-neck for the championship with Jacques Villeneuve, Schumacher was surprised by an audacious overtaking move from the Williams driver and tried to hold...
Party affiliation helped shape lawmakers' reactions. Republicans on both sides of the issue expressed mild disappointment but are sticking by their guy. Some Democrats are asking for a vote to sweep aside Bush's narrow compromise...
Here comes the latest horror story from the ragged frontier of care for the elderly. Like a lot of aging baby boomers struggling with ailing parents, Peter Levang fretted 2 1/2 years ago when his mother Dolores, already plagued with mild dementia, became incontinent. He considered a nursing home--the classic option for those too sick to live alone and too needy to live with family. It seemed a dreary choice. Then Peter heard about a center just 15 minutes from his house. It was an assisted-living facility, part of a new way to live--and die--with dignity...
...Mild cases of heat exhaustion--a serious but not necessarily life-threatening condition--should respond rather quickly to a few simple measures. Try cooling off by heading for the nearest air conditioner. Apply damp towels all over the body, especially places like the wrist and temples, where blood vessels are nearest the skin. Drink plenty of liquids to help replace all those lost body fluids. Water is generally the best option. Alcohol, tea and colas, which act as diuretics, can actually increase fluid loss...
...know these guys? By day, mild-mannered and polite. By baseball game, you’d hardly know ’em. But their outburst prompts a precious episode: a love-hate triangle between the Marlboro Mob, a lone Angels fan—and the Boy Scouts. It’s Jamboree time, and the troops are out in force, seas of brown in orange stands. The Marlboro Mob moves from chanting Oriole and Angel numbers to chanting troop numbers...