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| LIFE, SPORTS |
| Wrestling with Steroids |
Beware, this is a professional wrestling story. And when professional wrestling stories turn up in newspapers, on television and all over the Internet and provide material for the talk shows -- as the...
The World & I Online, Bob Cohn |
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| LIFE, ADVENTURE |
| Climbing Mt. Tahtali |
The steep snow slope, rising from the cedar-clad saddle, was deep in early morning shade as we toiled toward its foot. Once on it our boots made little impression on the icy surface as we began to zig...
The World & I Online, Terry Richardson |
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| LIFE, HEALTH |
| New Effort to Eliminate Chagas Disease |
A new effort to eliminate Chagas disease by 2010 was launched on 4 July 2007 at a WHO meeting in Geneva of disease experts and partners. The strategy is designed to answer key questions about the trea...
The World & I Online, World Health Organization |
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| LIFE, HUMOR |
| Old Cars Never Tire |
The world's oldest car is about to be auctioned off to the highest bidder -- which may or may not be of consequence. Many Americans already believe they own the world's oldest car. This is either a be...
The World & I Online, Jennifer Harper |
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| LIFE, CUISINE |
| New Orleans' Welcoming Tables |
"Never hungry; never lonely," said the ladies' room attendant at Brennan's, the famous restaurant in the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter. "Not in New Orleans."
She's right. New Orleans' Ninth...
The World & I Online, Corinna Lothar |
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| LIFE, FIRST PERSON |
| My Other September 11 |
Unlike virtually everyone else in the country, I was not plugged into the television that Tuesday morning. Instead, I was writing poetry in my office. It was going well so I let my pencil carry me for...
The World & I Online, Patrick Hicks |
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| LIFE, PATHWAYS |
| Palawan and the Afterlife |
The actor Matthew Mendoza is sipping San Miguel Light and musing about the days when he was at the peak of stardom before his self-imposed retreat. I draw the conversation back to Palawan -- Matthew’s...
The World & I Online, Victor Paul Borg |
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| LIFE, CUISINE |
| The Culture of Champagne |
There is no substitute for the real thing.
Climate, tradition, chalky soil, caves deep in the earth.
Elegant bottles, tulip-shaped glasses.
Not just a drink, but an entire region ...
The World & I Online, Mary F. Calvert |
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| LIFE, HEALTH |
| Risks of Travel with Blood Clots Studied |
In Geneva, on 29 June 2007, the World Health Organization released results from Phase I of the WHO Research Into Global Hazards of Travel (WRIGHT) project. Findings indicate that the risk of developin...
The World & I Online, World Health Organization |
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| LIFE, SPORTS |
| Willie Mays Deserves to be Celebrated |
Willie Mays played 15 of his 22 major league seasons in San Francisco. But it was in New York, where he began his career in 1951 and ended it in 1973, where he became a national icon and part of the l...
The World & I Online, Tom Loverro |
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