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...real. The young female gymnasts who will vie for medals in Barcelona are among the world's toughest athletes. They are not only strong, powerful and agile, but they also have a discipline, determination and dedication that would put many other athletes to shame. Two times daily, six days weekly, year after year, they labor in airless gymnasiums to master and reinvent the most difficult flips, twists and spins. Often they work in spite of painful strains, sprains and stress fractures. And always they work with the dark knowledge that the slightest bobble or a judge's caprice could mean...
...pedigrees and are not ashamed to show it; both are Southern Baptists who married strong, assertive blond women; and both, having achieved political success early in life, have never made a secret of their zeal for higher office. In fact, Clinton almost jumped into the 1988 presidential race to vie with Gore for Southern support...
...living is easy in Holworthy, perched at thetop of the North Yard, its four-person suitesfeature large common rooms and two bedrooms. EachHolworthy floor has two connected quads, whichlends the dorm a social air. Residents ofHolworthy's east entry get a special bonus. Acapella groups, drama clubs and orchestras vie forHolworthy East's prime window space, hoping tohang banners out of the first-year rooms in returnfor free tickets. At the opposite end of the Yard,much-covetedGrays also features largecommon rooms with scenic views. Wood floors andprivate bathrooms make this dorm the mostluxurious in the Yard...
Local street musicians provide the background music for all the activity. Magicians, jugglers, bible-thumping prophets, hare krishnas and activists with a cause will also vie for your attention in this busy area...
...learn to hate our bodies [and are expected to be] 'good girls," Trujillo said. "We're all taught to vie for a man's attention," she added...