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...concise rationale for why they shouldn't worry. The Kremlin, he told them, would continue to claw back control of some energy and other deals transacted in the 1990s under his predecessor, Boris Yeltsin, that Putin viewed as highly disadvantageous to Russia. But, according to two CEOs who were present but who asked not to be identified, Putin assured them that everyone else was not only safe but very much welcome in Russia. "It was a brilliant performance," says one of the CEOs. "He came across as extremely logical and reassuring...
...Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. "Russia's reputation, that's another matter." But for all the bluster, some old questions naggingly asked themselves. When will politicians learn that if they promise to protect someone, they better mean it - or not make the promise? How far, precisely, from its present borders does Russia think that its vital national interests extend? And how in the years to come will an energy-anxious West live with an energy-rich Russia...
...know already from the last couple years that the spiral of doping has gone up again. We are now dealing with drugs that are not detected at all because no good test has been developed for them. That includes growth factors. The most frequently used is at present IGF-1, insulin-like growth factor 1, which is not detected in urine or even blood tests. There are also some variants of human erythropoietin (EPO) and growth factor that cannot be easily identified. And there are now very short-lived androgenic steroids. Short-lived means that, after...
Last year Kevin Jackson, coach of the U.S. freestyle wrestling team, labeled his prized phenom, Henry Cejudo, the "future of wrestling." That tag just got tossed off the mat. "Call me the 'present,' " Cejudo, 21, says today, pointing to the gold medal around his neck. "Call me the 'present...
...parents and administrators can judge the safety of their school's cheer programs. For instance, the NCSF recently published an emergency-plan outline to get coaches thinking about how to handle injuries more effectively, with steps including locating medical kits and making sure at least one adult present is certified in CPR. The fact that some cheering squads lack even these rudimentary precautions is pretty distressing. But that's not even the worst part, according to Archie. "No one has to abide by any of these rules," she says of the push for more safety precautions. "It's a joke...