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...Ryun is serving his third term as a U.S. Representative from Kansas. His 1965 high school mile record of 3:55.3 was unbroken for 36 years
Perhaps more than any other sporting achievement, the 4-min. mile is something we all can measure ourselves against. We walk the mile, run it, drive it--and share a sense of awe when a runner breaks what not long ago seemed the insurmountable barrier of the 4-min. mile. So when Alan Webb, 18, who weighs perhaps 140 lbs. when his clothes are dripping wet, ran the mile in 3:53.43 in May, besting my 36-year-old high school record by nearly 2 sec., it was a milestone not just for track and field but for sport...
...capturing the imagination of the segment of the world with leisure time and connection speed to enjoy it. Perhaps one day we'll hear songs by the Elvis Costellos of the future about Web radio's glorious triumph over the bad, old radio--if only, somewhere in the mile-long buffet of channels, we can manage to find them...
...Kong's Cantonese language, that dominates the Chinese-speaking world. Cantopop stars are mobbed in Beijing and Taipei, in London and Las Vegas. Last Christmas, veteran mesmerizer Leslie Cheung gave a sold-out concert at Caesars Palace, where tickets went for $80 and $238. The same night, half a mile down the Strip, Jackie Chan--yes, he's also a singer--led an all-star music revue that packed the 17,000-seat Garden at the MGM Grand at a top price...
...race marks the beginning of a much longer journey for Adam and 15 of the village men - a six-month-long, 1500-mile caravan trek from their home in Timia, across the desert, to the salt oasis of Bilma. After collecting a load of Bilma's salt, which still occurs in the form of upright pillars as described in the Bible, the group will head south for Nigeria, where they will sell their cargo to Hausa traders. It is an age-old example of the "comparative advantage" theory of international trade: the salt farmers, the transporters and the traders each...