Tom Dolan 400－meter individual medley gold winner at Sydney Olympic Games Dlan began swimming at age 5，because his older sister Kathleen was a swimmer．Whatever she did，I wanted to beat her，he says．While he says he was a pool ratas a child，...
An Excerpt from The Hunchback of Notre－Dame In an extensive space left open between the crowd and the fire there was a young girl dancing． Whether this young girl was a human being，or a fairy，or an angel Gringoire，sceptical philosopher and...
The Pivotal Figure In the Decoding of The Human Genome Bill Clinton and Tony Blair linked up by satellite on June ２６to announce the completion of the first draft of the human genome．Even when the hype is discounted，decoding the ３bn chemical...
Pioneering Jazz Icon Lionel Hampton，94，the frenetic jazz vibraphonist，gifted bandleader and storied showman who was one of the most celebrated musicians of the swing era and went on to a six－decade career on the American stage，died on Augus...
Freeman：Australian Heroine At 16 years of age Freeman won gold at the Commonwealth Games as part of the 4100m relay team．In 1990she was awarded Young Australian of the Year，and Aboriginal Athlete of the Year in 1991．In 1992 Freeman became the...
The Jazz Musician：Louis Armstrong Like most of the great innovators in jazz, Louis Armstrong is a small man. But the extent of his influence across jazz, across American music and around the world has continuing stature. His life was the embodiment...
Excerpt from Gullivers Travels （1）When I awaked, it was just daylight. I attempted to rise, but was not able to stir：for as I happened to lie on my back, I found my arms and legs were strongly fastened on each side to the ground；and my hair,...
Excerpt from Tom Jones, chapterⅣ [There was previously] a quarrel between Master Blifil and Tom Jones, the consequence of which had been a bloody nose to the former；for though Master Blifil, not with standing he was the younger, was in size above...
Yousuf Kansh: In Search of Greatness Yousuf Karsh，the Canadian portrait artist who photographed many of the most influential figures of the 20 th century，died in a Boston hospital on July 13，2002after complications following surgery．He was 93．...
Simple steps to inner peace Unwind for a sound night's sleep Don't let daily stress or worries keep you from getting a good night's rest．Do these exercises for a total of three minutes just before bedtime for maximum results．If you're still havin...
Sleeping tight could be bad for your kidneys Good news for restless sleepers －－researchers at the University of California tell us that kidney stones could be caused by sleeping too long in one position．Over ７５percent of people with recurre...
Smile! You ll Feel Better As the song says，smiling when youre feeling blue appears to put you in a rosy mood．At least thats the theory set forth by Robert B．Zajonc，Ph．D．，director of the Institute for Social Research at the University of...
Only the Good Die Younger Academy Award nominees who go home empty－handed may not have a shiny Oscar to show off，but they may turn out to be the bigger winners in the game of life．According to a study published in British Medical Journal，Osca...
Sunshine ＆ Cancer Although too much exposure to the suns ultraviolet rays can cause skin cancer，sunshine may have a protective effect against some cancers，U．S．scientists said in April．They suspect vitamin D，the so－called sunshine vita...
What We Still Dont Know About AIDS In the ２０years since the first cases of AIDS were detected, scientists say they have learned more about this viral1) disease than any other. Yet Peter Piot, who directs the United Nations AIDS program, and Stefa...
