Olympian dreams of comeback at 66
A Japanese equestrian competitor looks set to take part in the Beijing Olympics - four decades after first appearing in the Tokyo Games. Hiroshi Hoketsu, now 66, is aiming to be in Japan's Beijing dressage team later this year.
He came 40th in the show-jumping at the Tokyo Games of 1964 - the last time he took part in an Olympic event.
If all goes according to plan, he will become the oldest Olympic representative in Japanese history.
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The oldest ever Olympic competitor was the Swedish shooter, Oscar Swahn, who took part in the Antwerp Games of 1920 at the age of 72.
He won silver - his sixth Olympic medal - in the running deer double-shot team event.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/7232686.stm
Six minute nap 'may boost memory'
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Even the shortest of catnaps may be enough to improve performance in memory tests, say German scientists. Just six minutes "shut-eye" for volunteers was followed by significantly better recall of words, New Scientist magazine reported.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7254555.stm
Now we can all nap at work and claim to be "refreshing" our memories! :D
Row as Firemen are called to lift 45stone man
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FIREFIGHTERS were called to a house three times in a week to lift a 45-stone man.
Crews of 10 firefighters were involved in shifting Robert Marsden around his home.
On one occasion, they helped him move from one side of bed to the other.
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Man wrestles croc to rescue wife
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A woman has been rescued from the jaws of a saltwater crocodile in Australia after her husband jumped onto its back and forced it to flee.
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OK, how many husbands you know would do this? ;)
Winehouse words on English paper
English students at Cambridge University have been asked to analyse lyrics by singer Amy Winehouse in a final-year exam.
They were told to compare Winehouse's Love is a Losing Game to songs by Bob Dylan, Billie Holiday and 16th century explorer Sir Walter Raleigh.
Winehouse recently won a prestigious Ivor Novello award for the song.
A university spokesman said English students had always been asked to compare writers of different times.
He said the question was "interesting, but not news".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7422730.stm
