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...Greece for the Summer Games and are inspired to perform some physical feats of your own, you could get into shape by taking a hike. A trek up to the Byzantine monasteries of Meteora will earn you no medals, but the scenery alone is ample reward. Located on the plain of Thessaly about 350 km from Athens, this cluster of monolithic rocks became a religious center for the Greek Orthodox Church inthe 14th century, when monks seeking to get closer to God built a monastery on the summit of the Great Meteoron. For hundreds of years, the only...
...devastating floods, though, are only half the story. To the south and west, another disaster is taking shape, albeit at a slower pace. Despite seven years of poor rain, state governments have yet to produce coherent plans for rain harvesting or water storage, and existing reservoirs, channels and pipes are notoriously badly maintained. In 11 states across central and western India-including the "bread basket" states of Punjab and Haryana-this year's rainfall is 20-59% below normal. In Vidarbha region in central India, only 10% of the land is irrigated, despite continual pleas from farmers for the local...
...surer way to really change body shape is through exercise. That's where Masai Barefoot Technology comes in. Its clunky $234 MBT sneakers were originally designed as orthopedic shoes and are meant to re-create the natural gait of folks who walk barefoot for distances on uneven surfaces-like the Masai people of East Africa. The shoes have a curved sole that forces you to use muscles you probably didn't know you had. The uneven sole means you have to actively balance, which helps your posture and works your legs and abdominals. They might not get rid of your...
...like honey bees, foraging and collecting. By 3 p.m. he's running again to make the next conference, which hears from each bureau chief via speakerphone, and decides that while the free trade story is firming, it needs more independent confirmation. But the paper is taking shape, and at the next conference, at 6.30 p.m., a list of the news section's contents is sketched out. The trade story is still developing, and Mitchell weighs in with his contacts, putting in a few calls to Labor Party people. But today, even a message from this media heavyweight won't open...
...role of his dreams as president of Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), the nation's $46 billion state-run oil monopoly and one of the U.S.'s top three suppliers. Instead of theorizing from a mountain lair, Rodriguez is perched in an office above Caracas, helping shape the world oil market. "I never imagined I'd be sitting here," Rodriguez tells TIME. "But then, if you know exactly what your future is, it makes life less interesting...