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Perhaps the most remarkable discovery: Kennewick Man had been buried deliberately. By looking at concentrations of calcium carbonate left behind as underground water collected on the underside of the bones and then evaporated, scientists can tell that he was lying on his back with his feet rolled slightly outward and his arms at his side, the palms facing down - a position that could hardly have come about by accident. And there was no evidence that animal scavengers had been at the body...
...From all outward signs, the sixth day of the Olympic Games was sliding along as smoothly as the first five. Snowboarders were shredding the morning away up in the Alps, while fans down in Torino prepared to celebrate a surprise Italian gold in speedskating. Even official confirmation that Russian biathlon silver medalist Olga Pyleva had tested positive for banned substances seemed, by past Olympic standards, like a small patch of bad ice. But by late afternoon on Feb. 16 - unbeknownst to the athletes, the trainers and the worldwide TV audience - major trouble was brewing in Torino. A hurried closed-door...
...jumpers and cross-country skiers will compete. And then swivel east to see the piazzas and spires of Baroque Torino, where five 21st century rinks and arenas await skaters, hockey players and broom-wielding curlers. On its lofty height, the Sacra is a place not only for gazing outward, but for inner contemplation, where the silence is broken only by the tolling of church bells. To hold the games, Torino, known more for its industry than its tourist allure, has undertaken a glossy transformation of its own. Ginio Cerutti, a retired typesetter who volunteers as a tour guide...
...revenue increases would contribute, in roughly equal amounts, toward eliminating the funding gap. This would help make it a compromise between Democrats, who traditionally prefer revenue increases, and Republicans, who traditionally prefer benefit cuts. “We look at our plan as starting in the center, and spreading outward to build as large a coalition as we can,” said Samwick. But the authors also acknowledged that real political difficulties remain. Making the PRA contributions mandatory, requiring annuitized withdrawals, and increasing the retirement age are all proposals likely to draw fire from various groups, the authors said...
...with his own son and a hand-picked team of technocrats in place in Singapore, Lee has time to turn his thoughts outward, to Asia - and beyond - while trying to divine the forces that will confront a new generation of leaders. It is an opportune time for such musings, a moment of balance when the critical observer can look back and forward and see the region on the cusp of profound change. Symbolic of a new order has been a string of summits and conferences in Asia. The parade of presidents, prime ministers, princes and their attendant ministers began with...