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...happening. Texan Laura Wilkinson came from nowhere to win the platform diving on a broken foot. Chinese veteran Xiong Ni nailed his last dive to become the only man besides Greg Louganis to win back-to-back titles off the springboard. American volleyballers Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana kicked sand in Brazil's face at Bondi Beach. The softball and baseball tournaments were more competitive than ever. The U.S. batswomen lost thrice before storming back to win the gold, while the batsmen did the unprecedented, beating Cuba 4-0 for the title. Finally, there was that track meet, with...
...weakest and least representative piece-Koo Jeong-a's "Oslo," a miniature sand-dune topography made of aspirin filings-is, ironically, the one selected for the cover of the catalogue. In an otherwise pithy exhibit, this oblique and banal concept piece is a huge misstep. (The curators appear equally confused, commenting on it only with the flustered remark that it "raises questions about the fundamental idea of landscape...
...final point was a let serve that fell over for an ace; there was a lot of magic happening in Sydney. The Aussies won the second set, too, for the upset, and there were tears all around and a lot of hugging and kissing and rolling in the sand...
...going to try to keep a dialogue with these universities, maybe point them to some authority that they've ignored or are not aware of that tells them they have a higher responsibility than just putting their head in their sand," he said...
...trying to help you heat your homes and drive your cars. Is that so wrong? Bush and Cheney will try to find a way to say yes without sounding callous. They'll hit at Clinton-Gore for being wishy-washy, for shape-shifting, and for letting OPEC types kick sand in their faces since the Gulf...