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...night's big upset was the absence of Tournant from that podium. Tournant had broken Kelly's world record in June with a time of 1:00.148, but on Sept. 16 was almost 3 seconds slower. The silver went to German Stefan Nimke and the gold to Britain's Jason Queally, who set an Olympic record (1:01.609). Queally admitted he had thought himself an outside chance for third: "If I can win a gold medal, I think there's hope for many, many others...
Enjoying the same fairy-tale makes for great dinner-table conversation, but we have to be able to bring it back. Magic is simply the crystallization of a power to change, and becomes wizardry or sorcery depending on how it is used. In Harry Potter's world, there is a third option: to be a Muggle, one without magic...
...already happening. On Memorial Day weekend, Austin, Texas, drew 500 people to its third Burning Flipside; San Francisco has a single-night party every month; and there was a burn under a bridge in New York City earlier this year. Now Harvey is talking to people in Japan and Europe who are intent on organizing their own festivals. "I'd like to change the f______ world, and I think we've got a good shot at it," he says as a beautiful woman in a tight shirt who calls herself Zen Paradise places an ashtray at his knees. Frederick...
...money in the world can't bring back a dead heir. But it can make you want to uncover every detail of his death. So--although Egyptian billionaire MOHAMED AL FAYED doesn't think the U.S. government killed PRINCESS DIANA and his son Dodi--on the third anniversary of their fatal Paris car crash, he sued several U.S. agencies to find out if they know who did. Al Fayed seeks to obtain alleged secret documents held by the CIA, the Justice Department and the National Security Agency. A French investigation has concluded that the accident was caused by drunk driving...
...Third World does not curb its exploding population growth, no amount of genetically altered food will save it. Family planning that will result in fewer children will improve the standard of living far more effectively than enriched rice. EDWARD ROBB Vancouver...