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...firm has stumbled occasionally. In 1997 it paid $146 million for a Colorado vitamin business that proved a bust, and it made a costly foray into Internet retailing. But those missteps have helped Whole Foods executives hone their strategy: to create a "supernatural" giant that can withstand the challenge from both conventional chains and the 500-pound gorilla called Wal-Mart, which is selling ever more low-priced organic fare...
...Lowdown: Though Bol never challenged any of Wilt Chamberlain's scoring records - on or off the court - he worked himself into being a defensive standout. He'll need those defensive instincts here, because he's not going to be able to withstand many punches from Perry, whose weight equals that of a loaded school bus. Bol's best strategy would be to take advantage of his reach by throwing jabs from the locker room. Fearless Prediction: The Fridge eats Bol in Round 1 Links: • NBA regular-season records for blocked shots • SI Then and Now: William Perry...
...Blue Jays retorted when Heidi Pierce scored unassisted at 8:56, but freshman Casey Owens compensated for that goal with a free position at 4:12, restoring Harvard’s four-goal lead, which would be just enough to withstand Johns Hopkins’ three-goal run in the final three minutes of the game...
...Omen It's virtually impossible to make buildings strong enough to withstand Sept. 11-style attacks, according to a Federal Emergency Management Agency report...
...nuclear power. Yucca Mountain is a logical choice for waste storage as it is in one of the nation’s most sparsely populated and geologically stable regions. Nevadans’ primary concern is safety. But the waste is sealed in steel and concrete armor designed to withstand serious trauma for more than 1,000 years—when conceivably a future generation would replace the armor or breakdown the waste. Radiation does not escape from these tombs...