We torch bearers feel the heat too

By Jonathan Birchall
Financial Times
Published: April 11 2008 19:36

When the Olympics last came to Asia in 1988, I carried the Olympic flame,
running in the small city of Suncheon in South Korea. At the time, I was a
BBC correspondent, and the Seoul Olympic Organising Committee had the idea
of getting foreign journalists involved.

Wearing a white uniform and a very 1980s headband, I jogged proudly past the
citizenry, holding the bronze torch and its spluttering chemical flame
aloft, for about a quarter of a mile. Retrospectively, I feel a little
guilty. I reported enthusiastically on the relay as it crossed Korea. But my
run was, in the end, another manifestation of the political and cultural
subtext that is always present in the ceremonies of the modern Olympic
movement.

The lazy, crazy middle class

By Christopher Caldwell
Financial Times
Published: April 11 2008 19:36

Two years ago, several prominent economists gathered in Italy to debate the
wide gap in annual working hours that separates the workaholic US from
leisure-obsessed Europe. The conference was called: "Are...

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Tell us about Utah .

The nuts and bolts of eating right maintaining a healthy weight is not
all that complicated. In fact, it is a good bet that most people know
pretty well what is best. Hence, losing weight the natural way should
not be a problem at all.

Consequently, a reasonable approach for losing weight naturally is to
stick to a diet that is high in complex carbohydrates, high in fiber,
moderate in protein, and low in fat.

A complex carbohydrate is a baked potato. Fat is the sour cream and
butter you should not put on it. Fiber is vegetables. Fat is the oil
you should not fry them in. Protein is a lean cut of meat. Fat is the
gravy you should not pour over it.

Moreover, health experts say that dietary fat promotes weight gain
because it is a very dense source of calories. Also, when you consume
excess calories from dietary fat, you store those calories as body fat
more efficiently than excess calories from other sources.

On the other hand, it can also help you lose weight naturally if you
will not fall into the so-called "fat-free" trap. Manufacturers keep
coming out with low-fat or fat-free versions of their best-selling
foods, but Americans keep getting fatter anyway.

ILLEGAL ALIENS GETTING EIC TAX CREDITS, UP TO $5,000

When illegal aliens claim, "we file tax returns!!", what most of them
won't tell you is they are filing (via a Spanish speaking tax
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from...