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...purpose as a boxer. Tyson was an apt pupil: he obsessively studied old films of boxing legends, learned the spiritual side of the warrior mentality and, he says, "restrained myself from having sex for about five years." He tore through the amateur ranks, knocking out one opponent in a record eight seconds, and was heavyweight champ before he was 21. (His mentor died just before the big fight.) Those victories helped him realize that "I don't have to worry about anyone bullying me again...
Torres is hopping mad about the slaughter of tourism. He's fighting back with a campaign of his own on local television, in newspapers, in articles and podcasts for the Web, and in YouTube videos from expatriate Americans willing to go on the record about the quality and safety of life along Mexico's Pacific coast. "It makes me sad and angry at the same time," says Torres. "I blame the media to begin with, but now I blame the U.S. government for these warnings. If I could sue them, I would...
...standards used for the testing may be nearly useless. What if unemployment goes to 12% or commercial real estate loans begin to default at record rates? What if credit card defaults hit levels never reached before? (See 25 people to blame for the financial crisis...
...today, it's the pirates who are on the run. While piracy in Africa has become a major international security concern, the problem in the strait has been almost completely eradicated. Only two attacks were attempted there in 2008, even as the global total reached a record high. In the first quarter of 2009, the bureau reported that the number of pirate attacks around the world nearly doubled, to 102 incidents, compared with the same period last year; only one of them occurred in the Strait of Malacca. (Read a brief history of pirates...
...really supportive.”This network of support has been significantly facilitated by the freshmen on the roster. Freshman Camille Jania became the first freshman since 2005 to open the dual season 3-1, and she and captain Laura Peterzan have dominated doubles, posting an 8-0 record this season. Integrating the new members of the team and making sure they found their roles early was important for the upperclassmen. “The biggest thing that we focused on, especially in the first half of the season, was the freshmen,” Sibilski said...