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...million in Jordan merchandise in fiscal 1998 and considers the brand to have billion-dollar potential. And Nike is creating a golf division around its $40 million swinger, Woods. He has his own brand, aimed at younger, more athletic golfers, and his togs carry his own logo, a swirling yin-yang emblem designed to reflect his Buddhist beliefs as well as his club speed. Another line, Nike Classic Golf, will target the country-club...
Freshman Jessica Yin also made great strides in her 100 Breaststroke to take the victory, as sophomore Alexis Todor finished strong to out-touch a shaved Tiger for second place. And senior Keiko Iwahara showed her mind-boggling speed, winning both the 50 Freestyle and the 100 Butterfly, with junior Jocelyn Ludwick completing the sweep...
...past, such leading scholars as King-Kok Cheung and Xiao-huang Yin have been invited through the initiative of the Ethnic Studies Committee and augmented the courses offered by our regular faculty," Sollors said...
...does it work? Most Western-trained physicians remain skeptical. Explanations that acupuncture restores the balance of yin and yang by tinkering at critical points along life-force meridians sound to scientists suspiciously like quackery. Advocates counter that their claims are supported by hundreds of research studies--as well as a successful track record that extends back 2,500 years...
...barrier remains: acupuncture springs from a system of faith that scientists find almost incomprehensible. The treatment rests on the Taoist belief that two life forces, yin and yang, combine to produce a vital life energy, called ch'i (or qi), that flows through the body along pathways known as meridians, which were charted thousands of years ago. People get sick when these life forces are knocked out of balance, and the job of the acupuncturists is to nudge ch'i back into equilibrium. They do this by pushing needles through the skin, sometimes several inches into the body, at specific...