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Albert Jacka and the choice of Achilles. (History). Quadrant (1/1/2002)
...facts of the life of Australia's most acclaimed war hero, Albert Jacka VC, MC and Bar. One can understand why ideologues like...impenetrable. Jacka is supposed to have made "the choice of Achilles", to prefer a young, glorious death to a long, secure and...

Bruce Mosler honored by the Achilles Track Club.(TRANSCRIPTS) Real Estate Weekly (11/16/2005)
...was honored with the Albert H. Gordon Award by the Achilles Track Club at the Achilles...recently sponsored Achilles' Third Annual Hope...and Afghanistan. The Albert H. Gordon Award...Mr. Mosler, an Achilles board member, ...

Fragile Segui on shelf with strained Achilles'.(SPORTS)(ORIOLES NOTES) The Washington Times (Washington, DC) (3/17/2002)
...David Segui may have merely strained his Achilles' tendon, necessitating a couple of days...said he thinks he originally strained his Achilles' tendon earlier in the week. The team...from National League Rookie of the Year Albert Pujols off Buddy Groom to tie the game...

Mets' Floyd limps off with Achilles' injury The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) (10/13/2006)
...Mets left fielder Cliff Floyd tried to play on his inflamed Achilles' tendon last night. That lasted two innings, Floyd coming...baseman David Wright with two runners on, one in the fourth when Albert Pujols unaccountably strayed too far from first base on Juan...

Economy should do well in 1985, but there could be a hitch ... with little prospect of recession, the Achilles heel of Reagan's second term will be the dollar. American Banker (2/4/1985)
...germinate by the second half of 1986and on through 1987 and 1988. Albert T. Sommers, the soon-to-retire chief economist at the...However, the overvalued dollar may well prove to be the Achilles' heel of the second Reagan administration. As Mr. Sommers...

Tender toe exposes Twins' Achilles heel; Lawton's injury shows lack of depth.(SPORTS) Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) (8/4/2000)
Twins right fielder Matt Lawton drifted toward the fence Monday night, tracking a fly ball hit by the Orioles' Albert Belle. He timed his leap, stuck his right foot into the mesh fence in right-center at Camden Yards, vaulted to the top, and...

Knee Surgery to Sideline Walker Three Weeks The Washington Post (7/29/1997)
...well," Gus Frerotte said. "They are just making sure everything is okay." . . . Rookie wide receiver Albert Connell strained an Achilles' tendon and could be sidelined a day or two. . . . Heavy rains delayed the start of this afternoon's...

Boxing: Herbie hit by injury jinx again.(Sport) The Mirror (London, England) (3/29/1999)
...to pull out of next Saturday's WBO heavyweight title defence against America's Orlin Norris the Royal Albert Hall because of an Achilles tendon injury. It is the third time that the injury-plagued Hide has had to withdraw from the defence...

BOXING Thompson tantrums tarnish big Nelson win.(News) The Birmingham Post (England) (3/29/1999)
...pull out of next Saturday's WBO heavyweight title defence against America's Orlin Norris at the Royal Albert Hall because of an Achilles tendon injury. It is the third occasion that the injury-plagued Hide has had to withdraw from the defence...

Borg quits with an old foe singing his praises. Daily Mail (London) (12/12/2000)
...he was forced to pull out of the Honda Challenge third-place match against Henri Leconte at the Royal Albert Hall because of an achilles tendon injury. With 44-year- old Borg's passing, McEnroe emphasised the necessity of talented youngsters...

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