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...like my brother, my best friend, my only friend really." A professional handler like Fischbacher presumably has a more realistic view of the big cats. Still, he insisted on Good Morning America last week that the tiger Montecore did not really mean to attack Horn, who suffered a stroke after the incident and remains in critical condition. Montecore, insists his owner, thought Horn was in trouble and used a little excessive force in helping out a buddy. Even if that is true--and plenty of animal-behavior experts would dispute it--the fact remains that every tiger is a potential...
...phytochemicals (see below), found in plants ranging from garlic to cabbage to tea leaves, have been shown to help fight disease by preventing the cellular damage caused by chemicals called free radicals. A diet rich in fiber also has been shown to help reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and cancer. Fiber and phytochemicals are a one-two punch that should be reason enough to eat your peas and broccoli...
Utilizing more power per stroke rather than trying to increase the number of strokes per minute, the crew maintained its high energy level and avoided wearing itself down. But despite the comfortable pace, the Crimson’s time lagged behind the Tigers through the first three split-time posts, spaced approximately one-quarter of the course apart...
Eight rowers, including six returning oarsmen—co-captain Alex Binkley, Mercaldi and senior Jake Sattelmair along with juniors Pat Haas, Mike Kummer and Rogers—rowed every stroke of every regatta together last year...
...means were they done. The next season, the Class of 2004 rowers had a year of experience under their belts and several joined the junior varsity squad—six of the nine in the JV boat were the past year’s freshmen—while current stroke McDaniel stepped up to the varsity heavyweight level. The recruits became a full part of the Harvard program, and the influence was palpable...