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Best Swimsuit
Reader's Digest — From Reader's Digest Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard is looking, well, fast in swimsuit. A design team led by Arizona engineer Barry Bixler modeled the bodysuit after a shark's textured hide -- pure genius that reduces drag by 4 percent over the ...More…
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Olympic Highlights - Days 4, 5 and 6
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Building New Hope in the Dominican Republic
Reader's Digest — By Todd Pitock From Reader's Digest Read the full article on Dave Valle's Esperanza Also: See a slideshow of Dave Valle and the people he has helped in the Dominican Republic In 1995, retired major league baseball catcher Dave Valle and his wife . ...More…
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Olympic Highlights -- Days 10, 11, and 12
Reader's Digest — Crystl Bustos hit a three-run homerun in the ninth inning against Japan during the women's semi-final softball game. Here, her team congratulates her at homeplate. Kobe Bryant goes up for a basket against Dirk Nowitzki of Germany during their ...More…
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Fields of Dreams
Reader's Digest — By Todd Pitock From Reader's Digest Read the story of Milan Tapia's success with her loan from Esperanza Also: See a slideshow of Dave Valle and the people he's helping in the Dominican Republic The game had ended. The last fans straggled out ...More…
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Stay Connected with Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest — Connect with the Reader's Digest community on Facebook. Share our most talked about stories, enter contests, read our blogs and download our latest widgets. Plus, find our most popular photos and videos or upload your own. Connect with the ...More…
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Athletes Fighting a New Battle
Reader's Digest — When NBA center Alonzo Mourning announced he was suffering from anemia and a rare kidney disease in 2003, many felt his career was over. But Mourning, then 33, was determined to bounce back. "Once I prepared my mind, my body responded." In ...More…
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The Manager Who Couldn't Write
Reader's Digest — What launched Amy Tan's career was not a big break, but a kick in the butt. Before the million-copy sales of The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God's Wife and The Hundred Secret Senses, Amy Tan was a writer. A business writer. She and a partner ran a ...More…
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What Causes Stress?
Reader's Digest — From Looking After Your Body Regardless of the cause, stress sets in motion certain automatic changes in the body that are designed to give it a quick burst of energy. The pattern of changes has been called the "fight-or-flight" response because ...More…
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Jimmie Johnson's Winning Bets
Reader's Digest — The heated seats and steering wheel in my Chevy Tahoe are the best. They were the only way I -- a Southern Californian who moved to Wisconsin -- could get to work. Be aware of your surroundings and don't hesitate. Commit to leaving that stop sign ...More…
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Win at All Costs
Reader's Digest — Sara Simpson averaged ten points per game as she helped lead her Bloomington, Indiana, basketball team to a winning season in her second year on the competitive youth squad. "I really like playing," the tall ten-year-old told her parents. But, . ...More…
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My One Big Shot
Reader's Digest — When I was seven years old, I knew one thing for certain: I loved baseball and stunk at basketball. My passion for baseball originated with my baby-sitter, Mary Mitchell, who was a rabid fan and lived near both Yankee Stadium and the Polo ...More…