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Indeed, Aaron's dogged determination to lose weight was cloaked by his intense training regime. No one though it was strange when he began adding another hour or two to his already rigorous two-and-a-half hour swim practices. He managed to persuade his coach that, after his most...

Author: By Hallie Z. Levine, | Title: Forgotten Victims | 4/4/1994 | See Source »

Scientific knowledge of complex natural phenomena is far from absolute. It consists mostly of a collection of theories that are constantly evolving as they are refined or modified by skeptical and reasoned interpretation of new evidence. No doubt there are those who regard the uncertainties in the scientific explanation of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rewriting The Book on Human Evolution | 4/4/1994 | See Source »

Fortunately, neighboring nerve cells that were not killed by the infection are often able to regenerate axons -- the finger-like connections that link nerves to muscle fiber. That's why the standard rehabilitative therapy for polio victims has been to stimulate nerve activity through heat and rigorous exercise, encouraging the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reliving Polio | 3/28/1994 | See Source »

At first blush there's nothing unusual about the RTC's appointing a lawyer like Stephens. With its staff taxed to the limit, the RTC routinely farms out complicated legal work to private lawyers. But the agency didn't pick just anyone. Stephens, says a banking regulator, "was deliberately chosen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Suddenly, An Old Nemesis | 3/28/1994 | See Source »

Junior Kwame van Leeuwen, the second-place finisher in the competition two years ago and the third-place finisher last year, took the gold in the foil competition, one of three individual events in fencing, by posting a remarkable 16-0 record through three rigorous rounds of combat.

Author: By Sean D. Wissman, | Title: Fencer Wins U.S. Championship | 3/19/1994 | See Source »

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