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...traditional archery competitions held in the snow-swept Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, women play a crucial role. But it's not as athletes aiming bamboo bows strung with lengths of stinging-nettle vine. Instead, Bhutanese women cluster near the male archers and take sole responsibility for keeping them from piercing the bull's-eye. "We distract them by singing rude songs," says Tshering Chhoden. "It's all part of the game." Adds her fellow Bhutanese Dhruba Kumar Chhetri: "The best thing to say is that the archer's wife has been sleeping around. That makes his concentration slip a little...
...After trudging through snow with a heavy sack of laundry, it would certainly be disappointing to not have enough money on my card to pay for the machines,” Jennifer R. Schiffman ’06 wrote in an e-mail. “I think I’d also find it equally disappointing to be unable to buy a bag of chips or soda at 3 in the morning due to low funds...
...pastime-in which riders on small boards are propelled by large kites in order to glide over or jump atop bodies of water (and sometimes on sand, grass or snow)-is the extreme sport of the moment. "Four years ago, kiteboarding was just for a few determined and durable extreme athletes because the equipment was unevolved and you had to teach yourself," says Trip Forman, co-owner of Real Kiteboarding in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, a kiteboarding school. "But now there's good, inexpensive gear, and people can take classes from certified pros." Forman's outfit boasts 18 full-time...
...most popular events on the Professional Kiteboard Riders Association World Cup Tour. Yep, there's a kiteboarding circuit now. The pastime - in which riders on small boards are propelled by large kites in order to glide over or jump atop bodies of water (and sometimes on sand, grass or snow) - is the extreme sport of the moment. "Four years ago, kiteboarding was just for a few determined and durable extreme athletes," says Trip Forman, co-owner of Real Kiteboarding, a kiteboarding school in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. "But now there's good, inexpensive gear, and people can take classes from...
...holds aloft a paper cup filled to the rim with soju, a clear, sweet potato-based Korean alcohol with a vicious bite. Surrounding him are a dozen of the 300 LG suppliers' managers whom Kim has spent the day lecturing and rallying. They have also been hiking up a snow-covered mountainside - necessary training, he says, for the grand plans he has for South Korea's second largest electronics firm. At the end of the day, he treats a group of LG employees to an outdoor barbecue of grilled pork and bowls of fiery red kimchi. "Great people! Great company...