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...Boston at 21, an impossible thing to do, Rose had to make it in his home town of Cincinnati, which ballplayers are almost never able to do. Both were nurtured and nudged by worshiped fathers who competed in organized sports into their 40s. In Bridgehampton, N.Y., between the potato-farming Yastrzemskis and the Skoniecznys on the maternal side, there were enough men and boys to field a Polish-American town baseball team that was something to sneeze at. Carl Sr. was the shortstop, Carl Jr. the second baseman. At 15, young Yaz experienced the unusual delight of joining his father...
...played 'poor man's polo,' " says Stallone. "A good pony cost $15,000; ours cost $200. Sometimes they asked us not to play." After his parents' divorce, Stallone "did time" in a number of schools. Taunted by classmates for his looks ("I was a Mister Potato Head with all the pieces in the wrong place") and even more unusual name, he began lifting weights...
...more than 400 miles upriver. The new dam has raised the water table throughout the Nile Valley. Another villain has been the high-salt mortar used to restore the flaking monument. "Walking on top of the Sphinx in the morning," says Gauri, "you can hear the stones popping like potato chips...
...that salt and sodium lurk in unlikely places (see chart). Limiting salt is not just a matter of giving up pickles, pretzels and anchovy pizzas, or throwing out the salt shaker. A single serving of instant chocolate pudding can have twice as much sodium as a small bag of potato chips, and a scoop of cottage cheese three times that of a handful of salted peanuts. Thanks in part to the sodium in baking powder and baking soda, baked goods and cereals are the No. 1 source of sodium in the diet of many Americans. Preservatives such as sodium benzoate...
...delegates circulated, shook hands, and drank. Lakian and Robinson sponsored the fanciest receptions, the fanciest wines, and live bands. Both candidates met privately with delegates throughout the night. Card, who said, "The convention is not an important part of my campaign strategy," provided beer in paper cups, pretzels, and potato chips...