Word: olympicsized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Though she had been favored to win the national title, Kerrigan was forced to withdraw from the competition. Her doctors said she was suffering from * thigh contusions and swelling in the knee and was unable to control a simple hop, never mind a program that included several triple jumps. The...
Under the strain of trying to land Olympic berths, Kerrigan's fellow skaters turned remarkably blind eyes to her downfall and to the issue of security. Skater after skater mumbled that it could have happened to anyone, but that it certainly wouldn't happen again, least of all to them...
At this point, however, innovation is the exception. Even in communities that boast a spirit of tolerance, citizens are turning their energies to driving out the homeless. In San Francisco, city planners have designed sleep- proof seats to chase the homeless from bus shelters. Santa Monica's police issue citations...
A large electronic sign that keeps a running count of something has become the latest essential municipal accessory. In Atlanta, for example, a sign counts down the days until the 1996 Summer Olympics, while a sign in Los Angeles tracks smoking deaths. In Seattle a sign counts the dollars Americans...
"It's really the deaf Olympics," she said. "It's fun. I don't swim well under pressure."