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...fight for the spyplane has elicited a new round of censure from Washington, and has brought relations between the two countries to levels of frigidity unheard of since the pre-Nixon era. On one hand, it was refreshing to see that our government could get tough with China—that unrestricted trading access to the world’s largest market does not rule out justified retaliation. On the other hand, it is unfortunate that we were retaliating for none of the right reasons...
Just a few years back, the idea that gray-haired folks could build up lost bone and muscle strength by pumping iron was unheard of. Yet several landmark studies done at Tufts University in the late '80s and mid-'90s revealed that seniors had the most to gain from such activity. A particularly astounding 1995 study by Maria Fiatarone, overseen by Evans, showed that with a high-intensity regimen, even the oldest and frailest nursing-home residents, ages 86 to 96, tripled their muscle strength and greatly improved their balance and flexibility. All performed everyday tasks, like opening jars...
...look for moral uplift in Boot Camp (Fox, Wednesdays, 9 p.m. E.T.), a military-training Survivor look-alike that prompted a lawsuit from CBS (since swiping hit concepts is unheard-of in the TV business). But while it is derivative and goofy--the screaming "drill instructors" put the "camp" in Boot Camp--it also shows a kind of olive-drab heart. Its major structural difference from Survivor is the most telling: the "recruits" conduct grueling reward challenges, not in teams, but as one unit. It's the most literal example of a widespread reality-show theme: that ordinary folk (including...
...just completely amazed all weekend," said Harvard Coach Jay Weiss. "It is unheard of for a freshman to finish third at this tournament. He went to the event to get matches, but it soon went well beyond just getting experience. He became a factor, proving himself to be among the best...
...That opinion was, by legal standards, a bizarre contradiction. It is almost unheard-of for two decisions - rendered just three months apart and dealing with essentially the same issue - to yield such a surprising split. And the nuances of the schools' policies only made the judges' respective decisions more surprising. Where the undergraduate policy is explicit, the law school guidelines are far more subtle. Both, however, represent an attempt on the part of the University of Michigan to address the complexities of race, academic standards and diversity...