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Susan was well spoken and in good shape, an attractive woman in her mid-40s. She had brought her three-year-old to my office, but was ignoring the little monster as he ripped up magazines, threw fish crackers and Cheerios, and stomped them into my rug. I tried to ignore him too, which was hard as he dribbled chocolate milk from his sippy cup all over my upholstered chairs. Eventually his screeching made conversation impossible...
Everything was turning out exactly how he had always imagined. He was in the best shape of his life, recently married and running the qualifying marathon in a bid to make the U.S. Olympic track team after suffering an injury during the 2004 trials. But 5.5 miles (9 km) into the race, Ryan Shay, one of the nation's top distance runners, collapsed in the middle of Manhattan's Central Park. While the initial autopsy was inconclusive, many suspect that the Notre Dame graduate's untimely death was caused by an enlarged heart--a condition he suffered from since adolescence...
...1900s as scholars have discovered that the more time passes, the more relevant his work becomes. "When you read Middleton, you get the sense that the world he wrote about is the world we live in now, with all the moral dilemmas we face and the things that shape our identities," says Gary Taylor, a leading Shakespeare scholar at Florida State University and co-editor of the new Middleton collection. "He's a great writer, who reaches out from the past and punches you in the stomach...
...home every night by 9 p.m. I don't want to get tired because I'm not a baby anymore. Now I do everything to stay in good physical shape?I go to the gym and I watch what I eat. If I'm not in the best shape, I'm afraid I will not be able to keep all of this going. For me it's absolutely imperative to take care of myself. I've made that a priority since...
EACH FALL WE SORT THROUGH THE YEAR'S new gadgets to pick the coolest stuff from the most innovative minds in the world. This year we chose the iPhone as Invention of the Year, not merely for its revolutionary design and functionality but for how it will shape the future of communications. You'll also read about a motorcycle that flies, an umbrella that actually keeps your backside dry, an automatic-transmission bicycle and stilettos with collapsible heels...