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SMOKE 'EM OUT The U.S. is fuming as BC Bud, a potent strain of marijuana, flows across the border from Canada...
MISTY MAY KERRI WALSH AGE 27 (May), 25 (Walsh) HOMETOWN Long Beach, Calif. (May); Redondo Beach, Calif. (Walsh) EVENT Beach volleyball THE DRAMA They're the top-ranked duo in this two-person game, but May recently suffered an abdominal strain. Walsh says they'll play anyway. THE COMPETITION Beach volleyball was a sensation in Sydney. This year Americans Holly McPeak (May's ex-partner) and Elaine Youngs, as well as second-ranked Brazilians Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede, are primed to capitalize on any openings May-Walsh may leave...
...this summer is the ouzo frappé, created by New York chef Jim Botsacos. Pour a shot of ouzo and a few drops of coffee liqueur (Botsacos uses Tia Maria) into a shaker. Add half a teaspoon of instant coffee, some whole milk (or cream) and ice. Shake vigorously, strain into a martini glass, top with sprinkles of coffee and brown sugar, and enjoy. Botsacos, a Greek-Italian-American who will be in Athens for the Games to serve up Olympic meals at the Hotel Grande Bretagne on Constitution Square, also created the ouzotini, an aperitif combining ouzo with lime...
Mustering up that emotional energy proved increasingly difficult in 2001, when the band hit a creative wall, burned out from the strain of their schedule. Longing to spend time with family and friends, the trio’s relationship began to unravel offstage...
Though the administration cast aside several prominent allies in ousting Hussein, the strain placed on its armed forces has encouraged cooperation with Iran, China and North Korea, prompting speculation that the failures in Iraq had ushered in a new era of Bush foreign policy...