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...Olympics celebrate the triumph of motion, the powerful upward thrust of a weight lifter, the gravity-defying spring of a pole vaulter, even the twirling toes of a flock of synchronized swimmers. So when Mongolia's sole female marathoner, Luvsanlkhundeg Otgonbayar, appeared at the entrance of a massive marble stadium unveiled in 1896 for Athens' first modern Olympics, it was impossible not to be taken aback by her almost imperceptible pace. More than an hour had passed since Japan's Mizuki Noguchi, a 40-kg wisp, had fluttered into the stadium, vomited and smoothed back her hair to accept...
Some stay-at-home mothers plan to return to work when their children reach a certain age. Others are thrust into the workplace by financial need. For Going Back to Work: A Survival Guide for Comeback Moms, authors Mary Quigley and Loretta Kaufman surveyed 1,000 women about the transition from mom to wage earner. TIME spoke with them about their findings...
...sure, nobody, including the Children's Defense Fund, denies that the thrust of the survey is welcome news. It's far too early to say that no child is being left behind, but it seems that more and more are being brought along...
...accomplishment hardly any Asian corporations have managed to achieve. "We've had success at the foothills," says Woo Nam Kyun, president of LG's digital-TV operation. "Now we have to climb the mountain." The climb LG has chosen is Mount U.S.A. This year LG is making its biggest thrust ever into the U.S. market, with a $100 million budget for advertising alone. Last year LG spent $10 million refurbishing a billboard in New York City's Times Square into a giant flat-screen TV, and it helped renovate a Los Angeles concert hall. LG is also buffing...
...year-old festival tradition. Every August some 500,000 tourists descend upon this picturesque city, doubling its population. They come from around the world to soak up a month-long string of arts festivals that virtually inundates Edinburgh. Schools, churches, caves and doorways become makeshift stages, eager actors thrust handbills at passersby, and anything that doesn't move is plastered with promotional flyers. There's something for everyone. If you like new plays, try the Traverse Theater. Opera and symphony concerts are around the corner at Usher Hall, while up on the esplanade of the Edinburgh Castle, the Edinburgh Military...