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...boxing ring, five seconds can be an eternity, as Alex "the Slugger" Wade learned when Vince "Dynamite" Dickson landed a punch square in his face at the beginning of the second round. Blood trickled from Wade's mouth, and he swayed from side to side. The crowd of 800 at London's York Hall - the spiritual home of British boxing - held its breath. But Wade returned with a flurry of punches, and finished with his pride intact. Despite his tough-guy nickname, Wade, a 37-year-old father of two, is not a professional boxer - he's a lawyer...
...Guitar Chords to Johnny Cash's Music - Grab that six string and strum such songs as Folsom Prison Blues, I Walk the Line and Ring of Fire...
Trouble overseas, forest fires out West, tornadoes down South and rain, rain and more rain in the East--not to mention Sammy Sosa's corked bat, Bob Hope's demise, a power blackout and Larry Flynt's hat in the political ring. And oh yes, Ben and J. Lo. It wasn't exactly a season to remember. In fact, the crummy summer of 2003 has been so forgettable that you will need this special test to stay sharp on the details...
...consequences. America's relationship with the Muslim world is staked to our success in reconstructing and stabilizing the ruined country. As long as our troops must attend to protecting themselves and tracking insurgents instead of setting the country aright, the U.S.'s claims of being a beneficent liberator will ring hollow in the ears of many Muslims. And they in turn may find the al-Qaeda view of the universe increasingly attractive...
What of Orzolek's and Joy's new It girl status? Says Joy: "I ring up my mum and say, 'They're calling Karen a fashion icon, and she's got a fake mink hanging around her neck with button eyes!' It's stupid stuff." --By George Epaminondas