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Connectivity: The KDL-46XBR2 has plenty of connections although we were somewhat surprised to find "only" three HDMI inputs--two around back and one on the side--as opposed to the 2007 number du jour, four. Sony also includes a pair of component video inputs; one AV input with composite and S-Video; another with only composite; and a VGA-style PC input that can handle resolutions up to 1,920x1,080 pixels. The side panel also includes another AV input with composite, along with a headphone output. Other audio outputs include one stereo analog and one optical digital audio, the latter for passing surround soundtracks from the over-the-air digital/HD tuner to an audio system. Finally, this set includes a connection for Sony's Bravia Internet Link module.
Considering the many aspects of picture quality, the Sony KDL-46XBR4 is the best-performing flat-panel LCD we've tested, outperforming the former king of the hill, Samsung's LN-T4665F, by a few thick hairs. We awarded that set an "8" in performance and the Sony gets the same score since it still falls short of the "9" we awarded to the Pioneer PDP-5080HD. Contributing to the KDL-46XBR's impressive picture quality are deep black levels, accurate color and solid video processing, although its standard-def performance could use some improvement.
Setup: Prior to evaluation we set up the Sony for optimum viewing in our darkened theater, and aside from reducing maximum light output a bit (from about 60 to 40 ftl), we didn't have to do much to adjust the most-accurate Cinema preset. That's because our review sample's picture in both Custom and Cinema modes came uncannily close to the D6500 standard for color temperature. We speculated during the Panasonic TH-58PZ700U review that perhaps the sample we'd received wasn't quite representative of samples in the field, and in the case of the KDL-46XBR4 we received from Sony, we again suspect that judicious engineers may have something to do with our sample's accuracy. Regardless, the out-of-the-box color temperature on this Sony is among the best we've measured, and after a just few tweaks to the white balance controls and other settings, namely gamma, power saving and standard picture controls, it was ready for evaluation. For our complete user-menu adjustments, click here or check out the Tips & Tricks section above.
For our formal evaluation of the Sony KDL-46XBR4 we set it up next to a few competing HDTVs, including the aforementioned Toshiba 52LX177 and Sharp LC-52D64U--both 52-inch LCDs--as well as a pair of 50-inch Pioneer plasmas, the PDP-5080HD and the PRO-FHD1, our current references for black-level and color respectively. We hooked up the Toshiba HD-XA2 via HDMI and watched Flags of our Fathers on HD DVD at 1080i resolution.
Black levels and color: First up was a look at the Sony's black-level performance, and it didn't disappoint. According to our measurements the KDL-46XBR4 produces a deeper shade of black than any LCD we've tested so far, edging out the former LCD champ, Sharp's LC-52D92U, by a hair, although blacks were still lighter than the overall champ, Pioneer's PDP-5080HD plasma. In Flags the Sony's black-level superiority over the other three sets was readily apparent in dark areas, such as the letterbox bars, Ryan Phillippe's black sailor suit, and the shadows of the apartment when he takes the drunk Adam Beach indoors. Details in shadows were as good as we've seen on any LCD, although again we felt the 5080HD had a slight advantage in showing the outline of Phillippe's face in the dark, for example.
As always the deep blacks lent punch to colors, and the Sony exhibited very good color accuracy overall, from its nearly spot-on grayscale to its primary and secondary colors. Skin tones, such as the massed faces of the reporters mobbing the military men, looked accurate and realistic, although we felt the FHD1 had a slight edge. The KDL-46XBR4 tended to get slightly bluish in the midtones, which washed out some of the reporters' faces a bit, for example, as well as very dark areas, but the Sony was again better overall than the other three sets (including the 5080HD).The greens of the shrubs inside the Drake hotel looked natural and lush, as did the bushes outside the apartment building.
Video processing: We spent a good deal of time looking at various scenes and how they were affected by the Sony's 120Hz processing, and in general the set did a better job smoothing things out and still keeping them looking natural than the Toshiba, and both 120Hz LCDs severely outclassed the Pioneer's Smooth mode. (Update 10/19/07) We originally wrote that the Sony did not offer a 120Hz mode without smoothing, but that's not the case. Turning off its smooth mode still keeps 120Hz engaged. Unlike the Toshiba, which can disengage 120Hz mode, the Sony cannot.
Engaging either of the Sony's two 120Hz modes, Standard or High, had a marked effect on nearly every scene in Flags, but shots with lots of camera movement were the most obvious. When the camera pans over the beach in the middle of Chapter 10, for example, the scene was nearly judder-free and uncannily smooth in Standard, and basically completely smooth, with almost no visible judder, in High. In both cases the camera seemed like it was on rails, the handheld shots moving past the injured soldiers appeared less jerky and much steadier. As with the Toshiba, we found the smoothing effect disconcerting in these scenes and in general throughout the film. Looking at other film-based sources, including the motorcycle chase from Chapter 9 of Ghost Rider (which looked so unnatural and video-game-like we couldn't help laughing) and the pan across the luncheonette at the beginning of The Departed, which again was looked too-smooth for its own good, we've come to the conclusion that for film, judder is mostly a good thing. Subjected to the Sony's processing, most scenes looked like TV instead of film, and we're so used to the latter look that we preferred to leave the Sony's motion enhancer set to Off when watching film-based material.
We also noticed a few artifacts produced by the Sony's processing, particularly in High mode. During Chapter 7 of Flags the camera follows a plane as it takes off quickly, and at a certain point in the pan the entire frame suddenly "locks in" to smooth mode, and a palm tree in the foreground unnaturally becomes solid where before it had evinced judder. We saw that effect in both modes, but in High the plane also evinced a faint, decidedly unnatural "ghost" that followed behind it. Sony's engineers told us they'd designed the set to function primarily in Standard mode, and that some artifacts might arise from the more aggressive smoothing action of High. In a scene from Digital Video Essentials on HD DVD, we also noticed (in both modes again) that the yellow fence behind a pair of frolicking youths suddenly scrambled and broke up, then resumed normal appearance the next instant. Again, the scrambling was more apparent in High mode.
While Hollywood films mostly suffer to our eye from Sony's smooth treatment, one area where we felt the processing was entirely welcome came in nature documentaries, specifically Planet Earth. This spectacular production includes numerous helicopter flyovers of mountains, caves, glaciers and the rest. In all of them judder was quite apparent and, when seen next to the smoother Sony and Toshiba, quite unwelcome. The smoothed-out camera movement and other motion throughout the series looked entirely more natural in 120Hz mode. We attribute this difference to the, ahem, natural setting of the content; we expect nature documentaries to look as realistic as possible, whereas films should look perhaps less so, and more like film. Of course, as we said with the Toshiba, you can disengage these modes at will according to preference, and merely having them is a great option.
The reduction of blur during motion is supposedly another strength of 120Hz processing, but as with the Toshiba we found it hard to find a real instance where the mode cleaned up blurring considerably compared to the 60Hz Sharp. The most obvious example we saw was during ESPNHD's ticker, where the moving white-on-black words appeared slightly less blurry when we engaged the mode. People highly sensitive to motion blur might see more obvious examples in program material, but we did not during our testing.
We didn't notice much difference, if any, feeding the Sony the 1080p/24 signal from our Toshiba while watching Flags, and the smooth processing produced similar results in all modes regardless of which 1,080-resolution source we chose. The Sony looked very sharp on all scenes, although not noticeably more- or less-so than any of the TVs we watched alongside--including the 1,366x768 resolution PDP-5080HD, which looked every bit as sharp as the 1080p Sony. Turning to test patterns, the Sony resolved every line of the 1080i and 1080p horizontal resolution charts from the Sencore VP403. Like most HDTVs we've tested, it properly de-interlaced 1080i video content and failed to do so with 1080i film-based content. We found it difficult to spot this failure in other program material; even the RV grille from Chapter 9 of Ghost Rider, which often reveals improper de-interlacing, didn't betray any artifacts. In case you're keeping track, the set failed the 1080i film de-interlacing test regardless of whether 120Hz was engaged or not, and choosing either of the two DRC modes actually made the pattern and the pan around Raymond James stadium look worse, with more artifacts, edge enhancement and moire. (Update 9/28/07) When this review first published, we mentioned a test involving the HQV Blu-ray disc that criticized the appearance of 1080p/24 sources. That test was incorrect, and as a result we see no reason to avoid using 1080p/24 mode with film-based sources on the Sony KDL-46XBR4.
Other performance considerations: One complaint leveled at last year's XBR2 models concerned uneven backlight uniformity, and while we didn't notice untoward backlight issues on any XBR2 we reviewed, we have no reason to doubt that many samples of those sets did suffer from uneven backlights. In short, while the backlight on the KDL-46XBR4 we reviewed was about as uniform as any LCD we've ever tested, we can't guarantee all the XBR4s in the field will fare as well. Our sample's screen remained even in all but the darkest fields, where we noticed that the left and right sides of the screen appeared slightly lighter than the middle. This effect wasn't noticeable on letterbox bars but only on the very darkest scenes, such as the black behind rolling credits or a scene from the Caves episode of Planet Earth where the screen was mostly black aside from a small pinpoint of helmet light. With an LCD this expensive, it's worth mentioning that the Pioneers, and indeed all plasmas we've tested, exhibited essentially perfect uniformity.
While the Sony's image stayed truer from off-angle than just about any LCD we've reviewed, compared to plasma it still washed out when seen from the sides and above or below,and from extreme angles darker areas gained a reddish tinge. The effect was again most noticeable during dark scenes; from our 7-foot seating distance, for example, the blacks in the aforementioned cave scene appeared quite a bit lighter when seen from just one seat on our couch to either side of dead center. Unless we sat directly in the sweet spot, we didn't experience those excellent black levels we mentioned above. Unlike the Samsung LN-T4665F, the KDL-46XBR4's screen material is mostly matte and does not reflect much ambient room lighting.
Although most cable and satellite boxes convert standard-def sources to HD resolutions (and many, when set to output HD at all, must perform this upconversion), which can make a TV's standard-def processing a moot issue, we still put the KDL-46XBR4 through our gamut of standard-def tests using the HQV disc on DVD connected via component video at 480i. It did an average job overall. In general, setting DRC to Mode 1--the only one available with 480i sources--or leaving it turned Off made little difference, although if we had to choose, we'd pick the slightly softer, more forgiving (with low-quality SD sources) look of Off. The Sony did resolve every detail of the DVD, and the shot of the stone bridge and grass looked as sharp as we'd expect. On the other hand, the set failed to remove jagged edges from the moving diagonal lines or the stripes of the waving American flag. The KDL-46XBR4's noise reduction was superb, removing progressively more moving motes and other interference from the low-quality shots of skies and sunsets as we increased the setting from Off to High. DRC did matter during the 2:3 pulldown test; the set passed when we turned DRC off but failed when we engaged it, leaving those telltale curved lines of moire in the grandstands behind the racecar.
As a PC monitor, the Sony KDL-46XBR4 performed like a champ. According to DisplayMate, it resolved every detail of 1,920x1,080 sources via both analog VGA and digital HDMI inputs, text looked crisp, and there was no overscan. The only difference we noticed between the analog and digital connections was some very faint interference in the highest-frequency areas of the horizontal resolution test pattern; we didn't notice it in any other areas or normal PC content.
Before color temp (20/80) | 6434/6529 | Good |
After color temp | 6442/6505 | Good |
Before grayscale variation | +/- 111K | Good |
After grayscale variation | +/- 127K | Average |
Color of red (x/y) | 0.636/0.329 | Good |
Color of green | 0.284/0.603 |


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Friday night at ATP was inaugurated by The Scientists playing their first stateside show ever. The long-running Australian group are best remembered for a fertile period in the 1980s that produced the classic Blood Red River mini LP, which they played in its entirety. The band comes from the Australian rock tradition of swaggering, wild-haired men who play swampy blues-inflected rock that's rough around the edges. Cited as a defining influence by artists like Jon Spencer and Warren Ellis, The Scientists' set the stage for an evening of music that was to be all about man's relationship to his axe, at times even using a bottle of Jameson's to grind notes from it.
In the late '80s and early '90s, the smart money on a band breaking out of the Seattle grunge scene was on Mudhoney, not Nirvana. Over 20 years later, the band are still doling out their brand of rhythmically propulsive anthems punctuated by explosive guitar pyrotechnics. Part of ATP's Don't Look Back series of bands performing classic albums, Mudhoney performed the Superfuzz Bigmuff mini LP and contemporaneous classic singles like "Touch Me I'm Sick." Playing to a packed house with maniacally enthused fans -- Prefix photographer Tim Bugbee reports that he was standing in front of a young lady who lapsed into intermittent spasms of ecstasy throughout the set – Mudhoney whet the audience's appetite for the evening's biggest draw, Iggy & The Stooges; Mark Arm mentioned that being in the sweet spot of a Scientists/Stooges sandwich was pretty surreal.
Rushing to the stage with the house lights still, Iggy and the current Stooges incarnation, which features guitarist James Williamson for the first time, burst into the title track off Raw Power, which they were set to play in its entirety. Williamson's distinctive guitar sound pierced like a guttural howl through the Stardust Ballroom, and the near capacity crowd went absolutely nuts, a steady stream of stage divers and crowd surfers responding to Iggy's posturing and come-ons. The antics reached a peak on "Shake Appeal," when Iggy invited a troupe of audience members on-stage to dance, and specifically requested "spazzers." After the close of the proper set, the band – including bassist Mike Watt, who had blown out his knee at a show in France weeks prior and was on crutches – rushed back to the stage and performed two classics in quick succession ("Fun House" and "No Fun"), with the mid-set blasts of "I Wanna Be Your Dog" and a punishing version of "1970" highlighting the essential contributions of saxophonist Steve Mackay. Iggy executed a farewell stage dive, circling most of the crowd before breaking into a final dance and waving goodbye, leaving the audience in a daze.
But the heaviest was yet to come, with Sleep taking the stage promptly at 11 p.m. to a rapturous reception. The cult group disbanded in 1994, and had only reformed once since to play a previous ATP event in the U.K. in 2009. It was immediately clear that for many in the audience, Sleep's appearance marked realization of years of empty hopes, with one dazzled fan remarking, "I never thought I'd see this. It's blowing my fucking mind." Such a pithy summation was entirely accurate, as the group held the dedicated audience in a hypnotic trance throughout their set, which pushed past the two hour mark. Earlier in the day, bassist Al Cisneros had remarked that for him each show is an event, and that he was aware of U.S. fans' desire to see Sleep perform live. The band performed their Holy Mountain LP in its entirety as advertised, but that was merely the beginning as the band worked their way through a career-spanning set that included a beguiling cover of Ozzy Osbourne's "Over The Mountain." As the crowd filtered out just past one in the morning, you could still hear Sleep's massive sound echoing through the Stardust ballroom.
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haha "spazzers." i like that term. awesome review Max.
Sleep knocked the rest of the remaining Flaming Lips confetti that was stuck in the ceiling/ductwork of the room from last year's closing concert. every once in a while you'd see a stray paper rectangle float out of the sky.

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Harold Macmillan
Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton OM PC (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986) was a British Conservative politician and publisher who served six years as Prime Minister (1957–1963).
- In the course of some ninety years, the wheel has certainly turned full circle. The Protectionist case, which seemed to most of our fathers and grandfathers so outrageous, even so wicked, has been re-stated and carried to victory. Free Trade, which was almost like a sacred dogma, is in its turn rejected and despised...many acute and energetic minds in the 'forties "looked to the end." They foresaw what seemed beyond the vision of their rivals—that after the period of expansion would come the period of over-production...[Disraeli] perceived only too clearly the danger of sacrificing everything to speed. Had he lived now, he would not have been surprised. The development of the world on competitive rather than on complementary lines; the growth of economic nationalism; the problems involved in the increasing productivity of labour, both industrial and agricultural; the absence of any new and rapidly developing area offering sufficient attractive opportunities for investment; finally, the heavy ensuing burden of unemployment, in every part of the world—all these phenomena, so constantly in our minds as part of the conditions of crisis, would have seemed to the men of Manchester nothing but a hideous nightmare. Disraeli would have understood them. I think he would have expected them.
- 'Preface' to Derek Walker-Smith, The Protectionist Case in the 1840's (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1933), pp. vii-viii.
- Although I am still in favour of a National Government in these difficult times, and shall probably be found in the great majority of cases in the Government Lobby, there are some issues that have arisen, or are likely to arise, upon which I am unable to give the Government the support which it has, perhaps, the right to expect from those receiving the Government Whip. It occurs to me, therefore, that it would perhaps be more satisfactory if I was no longer regarded as being among the supporters of the present Administration.
- "Mr H. Macmillan M.P.", The Times, 8 July 1936, p. 8.
- Letter written on 29 June 1936 resigning the Government whip.
- Forever poised between a cliché and an indiscretion.
- Newsweek, 30 April 1956.
- Macmillan's description of the role of the Foreign Secretary, a job he held in 1955.
- Indeed, let us be frank about it. Most of our people have never had it so good.
- "More production 'the only answer' to inflation", The Times, 22 July 1957, p. 4.
- Speech at Bedford, 20 July 1957.
- It is always a matter of regret from the personal point of view when divergences arise between colleagues, but it is the team that matters and not the individual, and I am quite happy about the strength and the power of the team, and so I thought the best thing to do was to settle up these little local difficulties, and then turn to the wider vision of the Commonwealth.
- "Mr Macmillan sets out", The Times, 8 January 1958, p. 8
- Statement to the press at Heathrow Airport, 7 January 1958. Macmillan was refusing to postpone a Commonwealth tour despite the resignation of the entire Treasury team of ministers.
- Nonsense, there are no clubs around Victoria.
- Strange Days: Cold War Britain
- Reacting to the charge that state secrets were being sold in clubs around Victoria.
- The most striking of all the impressions I have formed since I left London a month ago is of the strength of this African national consciousness. In different places it may take different forms but it is happening everywhere. The wind of change is blowing through this continent. Whether we like it or not, this growth of national consciousness is a political fact. We must all accept it as a fact.
- "Mr Macmillan's appeal to South Africans", The Times, 4 February 1960, p. 15.
- Speech to the South African Parliament, 3 February 1960.
- I'd like that translated, if I may.
- "Mr Macmillan seeks end to world fear", The Times, 30 September 1960, p. 12.
- Macmillan's reaction at the United Nations General Assembly when Nikita Khrushchev started shouting and banging his shoe on the desk in protest at something in Macmillan's speech.
- So there you are – you can see what it is like. The camera's hot, probing eye, these monstrous machines and their attendants – a kind of twentieth century torture chamber, that's what it is. But I must try to forget about that, and imagine that you are sitting here in the room with me.
- "Call for 'A little extra effort'", The Times, 25 January 1962, p. 6.
- Opening to Conservative Party political broadcast, 24 January 1962. Macmillan decided to open by showing the television outside broadcast crew who had set up their equipment.
- So what did they do? They solemnly asked Parliament, not to approve or disapprove, but to 'take note' of our decision. Perhaps some of the older ones among you will remember that popular song: 'She didn't say "Yes", she didn't say "No". She didn't say "stay", she didn't say "go". She wanted to climb, but dreaded to fall, she bided her time and clung to the wall.'
- "Mr Macmillan Denies Threat to Britain's Sovereignty", The Times, 15 October 1962, p. 6.
- Speech to the Conservative Party conference, Blackpool, 13 October 1962, having some fun at the expense of the opposition Labour Party.
- Up to 1931 there was no reason to suppose that social changes would not, or could not, follow the same evolutionary pattern which had resulted from the increased creation and distribution of wealth during the nineteenth century. Now, after 1931, many of us felt that the disease was more deep-rooted. It had become evident that the structure of capitalist society in its old form had broken down, not only in Britain but all over Europe and even in the United States. The whole system had to be reassessed. Perhaps it could not survive at all; it certainly could not survive without radical change. Something like a revolutionary situation had developed, not only at home but overseas.
- Harold Macmillan (1966) Winds of change, 1914-1939. p. 266 as cited in Brian Vickery (2005) "Coming of age in the 1930s" (online at archive.org)
- It breaks my heart to see (I can't interfere or do anything at my age) what is happening in our country today - this terrible strike of the best men in the world, who beat the Kaiser's army and beat Hitler's army, and never gave in. Pointless, endless. We can't afford that kind of thing. And then this growing division which the noble Lord who has just spoken mentioned, of a comparatively prosperous south, and an ailing north and midlands. That can't go on.
- "Great Parliamentary Speeches" CD.
- Maiden speech in the House of Lords, 13 November 1984.
- The sale of assets is common with individuals and states when they run into financial difficulties. First, all the Georgian silver goes, and then all that nice furniture that used to be in the saloon. Then the Canalettos go.
- "Stockton attacks Thatcher policies", The Times, 9 November 1985, p. 1.
- Speech to the Tory Reform Group, 8 November 1985. Often quoted as "selling off the family silver".
- When I ventured to criticise, the other day, this system I was, I am afraid, misunderstood. As a Conservative, I am naturally in favour of returning into private ownership and private management all those means of production and distribution which are now controlled by state capitalism. I am sure they will be more efficient. What I ventured to question was the using of these huge sums as if they were income.
I know now, I have learnt now from the letters that I have received, that I am quite out of date. Modern economists have decided there is no difference between capital and income. I am not so sure. In my younger days, I and perhaps others of your Lordships had friends, good friends, very good fellows indeed too, who failed to make this distinction. For a few years everything went on very well, and then at last the crash came, and they were forced to retire out to some dingy lodging-house in Boulogne, or if the estate were larger and the trustees more generous, to a decent accommodation at Baden-Baden.
- Hansard, House of Lords, 5th series, vol. 468, cols. 390-1.
- Speech in the House of Lords, 14 November 1985.
- It's a good thing to be laughed at. It's better than to be ignored.
- In a handwritten note to the Postmaster General, who wanted to take action against "That Was The Week That Was", a satirical program.
- Taken from letters-of-note.com
- Events, dear boy, events.
- Response to a journalist when asked what is most likely to blow governments off course.
- The quote is also given as "Events, my dear boy, events", with the word "my", but it may never have been uttered at all.
- Knowles, Elizabeth M. (2006). What they didn't say: a book of misquotations. Oxford University Press. pp. vi, 33.
- Introducing SuperMac.
- Cartoon by Victor Weisz ("Vicky"), Evening Standard, 6 November 1958.


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In the thirty years that Margaret Sartor and Alex Harris have lived on this property in Durham, North Carolina, this early 20th century tobacco curing barn has been used for a number of purposes most notably as a children's playhouse. But now that the children are grown, Margaret decided to use the barn space to create the writing studio she's always wanted. She called upon Arrowhead Designs to create a modern, working studio while honoring the existing history and aesthetic. Arrowhead brought in local carpenter Andy Pitre to create an entirely new structure within what became the facade of the new building. Together they transformed the old structure into a modern and functional workspace that is sure to combat any writer's block. –Amy
Photography by Joshua Hoffman
Image above: "Front exterior of barn with new porch, gable siding, Arrowhead swing made of milled oak logs and Bertoia chairs."
Image above: "The working interior of the studio. All built-ins designed and built specifically for this project."
Image above: Repurposed military cot-turned-daybed.
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Image above: Custom cantilevered baltic birch and mild steel shelves.
Image above: "New chinking and oak surrounds cut specifically for the studio project."
what a lovely space.
Can you tell me what the wood species is on the ceiling? Just lovely…
SO LOVELY! That porch.
So clean and fresh! Love the wood & white combination. You need a bamboo or white Haiku ceiling fan! It would look PERFECT in this space.
I have shelves in my apartment that look just like this … including the picture of Abraham Lincoln. In fact, when I first saw this picture, I thought for a split second that it *was* my apartment. :)
It's great that they kept the old wood on the outside of this little cottage. The desk storage is genius, also.
Ahh! Love it! I would hide away there in a second and write up a storm. Beautiful!
Wow. It looks so fresh and clean and sparse and inspiring. Beautiful handiwork.
This is gorgeous. I would love to have a spot like this for a goldsmith studio. <3 <3 <3
Gorgeous! I can just imagine how productive the writing time will be in there.
Given its past, does the barn have any lingering tobacco smell? Maybe that sweet smell that accompanies cigar shops?
As Tina Fey's daughter would say, 'I want to go to there.'
I am madly in love…beautiful, inspiring, comfortable, with storage and books! A little piece of heaven


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The macro-economic burden of NCDs in low-and middle-income countries is projected to be $7 trillion from 2011 to 2025. Wide-scale implementation of 'Best Buy' interventions for prevention would cost a fraction of this.
"We are seeing that heart diseases, diabetes, cancers, and chronic respiratory diseases now affect younger and younger people. Deaths from NCDs occur in the age group 30 - 70 years in our region and are considered premature. These diseases disproportionately affect the poor, robbing families of breadwinners and pushing them into a vicious cycle of poverty," said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, regional director for WHO South-East Asia Region.
"The millions of productive individuals lost prematurely to NCDs are seriously undermining social and economic development," she added.
Increased lifespan and changes in people's lifestyles are accelerating the increase in NCDs and their common risk factors including tobacco use, unhealthy diet, inadequate physical activity and harmful use of alcohol.
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There are times when you're right but you wish you weren't. This is one of those times.
Ten years ago, a reader wrote to me asking for advice about his relationship with his girlfriend. It was near Valentine's Day, and he wanted to ask her to marry him. But he had major reservations about how she managed her money.
"I plan to propose to my girlfriend of a year and a half," he wrote at the time. "Her spending habits are outrageous. She justifies [the spending] by saying she works two jobs and bargain-shops. She has more than 400 pairs of shoes, some she's not even worn, and clothing falls in the same category. There is almost no room left in her home. I am the frugal one in the relationship, and I hope it's beginning to sink in that she can't spend the way she's done in the past."
He asked for my help. "What can I do to help her curb her spending habits without making her feel bad or as though I am putting her down?"
I told him to hold off on the engagement. He had a lot of work to do before hitching his life to someone he was concerned had financial issues, and in particular to a partner not willing to acknowledge she might have a spending problem.
"Realize the two of you are a classic case of money opposites attracting," I answered. "This isn't unusual. But having different spending styles that aren't worked out can cause serious conflicts in a marriage. The important thing is to exchange your views about money before you exchange wedding vows."
I laid out several specific things he needed to do before proposing. I recommended that the couple discuss their expectations. He should express his concerns. But I cautioned that the conversation shouldn't just be about her spending. Otherwise, things might get confrontational.
I suggested that they pull their credit reports and share them with each other. Same for their credit scores.
I suggested that they seek professional help from a credit counselor who could provide information about budgeting and money management. I even gave him the contact information to find a counselor — www.debtadvice.org or call 800-388-2227.
I ended with this warning: "You're right to be concerned. It's vital that you address your financial differences before you get married. After all, love does not conquer all, because it can't pay the bills."
Fast-forward to this month and I get another e-mail from the same guy. He didn't do any of the things I suggested. "Your column that February 8th was spot on and, although I read it, I didn't follow it," he wrote. "Thus here I am on the brink of financial ruin and a failed marriage."
Sometime after the wedding, he discovered his wife owed $30,000 to the Internal Revenue Service. "While I already had one mortgage, I took out a second [mortgage] in order to pay off her tax debt. Had I asked all the pertinent questions early on, I would have also discovered [another] $15,000 tax bill from the city."
Earlier this year, just in time for Valentine's Day, the National Endowment for Financial Education released a survey that found 13 percent of couples who have combined finances have deceived their partners by lying about such things as the amount of debt that they owe or how much they earn.
Things have not gone well for the couple in part because of the lack of financial disclosure.
"Here we are 10 years later," he wrote. "The home I purchased, I now stand a good chance of losing by not asking all the right questions. I've put my financial health in a dismal, near-death state. This is not a good feeling, as I now also have a young child at home. Hopefully, I will be able to save my home to the point where it can just be sold and I can begin to stop the bloodletting of my financial woes, and prepare for my retirement (53 years old) and her schooling."
He ended his update with this: "It's my hope that others don't fall into the same mishap I've put myself into."
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The original idea for the theme, he continued, came from the faithful in Umlazi, South Africa, "a poor city where AIDS has assumed the proportions of a pandemic and where human hopes are very few."
In Umlazi, the Pontiff said, "the Risen Christ brings hope to everyone, especially to Christians. Heirs to the divisions of the past, (the people of Umlazi) now wish to launch this appeal: Christ can do anything, He 'even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.' In other words, He is capable of infusing Christians with the ardent desire to listen to others, to communicate with others and, with Him, to talk the language of mutual love."
"Ecumenism is a profound experience of dialogue, an act of listening and talking to one another, ... a task that everyone can undertake, especially as regards 'spiritual ecumenism' based on the prayer and experiences that Christians are currently able to share," he said
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Pistons beat Spurs 95-86, force Game 7 6/22/2005, 7:55 a.m. CT By CHRIS SHERIDAN The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP)  The identity of the next NBA champion will not be known until Thursday  not until Game 7 of a suddenly suspenseful series is over. Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton and the Detroit Pistons weren't ready to concede their title, and Tim Duncan's San Antonio Spurs weren't quite good enough to earn it Tuesday night. Behind the scoring of their guards and several clutch plays from foul-plagued Rasheed Wallace down the stretch, the defending champions displayed the resiliency they've become known for as they defeated San Antonio 95-86 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to send the championship series will to a winner-take-all game for the first time since 1994. Billups made five of the Pistons' eight 3-pointers as they matched their long-range output from the first five games combined. Billups scored 21, Hamilton had 23 and Wallace 16 for the Pistons, who played at their peak despite being on the brink of elimination  just as they did in the Eastern Conference finals against Miami earlier this month. Coach Larry Brown won an NBA playoff game for the 100th time as an NBA coach, breaking a tie with Red Auerbach for third-most in league history, shaking hands with and hugging Spurs coach Gregg Popovich as the game ended. There were 23 lead changes and seven ties in the first three quarters before Detroit built a seven-point lead early in the fourth quarter and stayed ahead the rest of the way, handing the Spurs just their sixth home loss in 51 games at the SBC Center this season. Now, the Pistons will have to try to become the first team in finals history to win the last two games on the road. But given what they've done over the past two seasons, refusing to quit when circumstances are most dire, they have to be considered a legitimate candidate to make a little more history. "We can fight any odds," Wallace said. "You know, a lot of people thought we were going to be out tonight, but  they had their Cristal ready and all that stuff, but  hey, we're going to pop it Thursday." Once again, ball control was one of the key factors as Detroit committed just five turnovers against 19 assists. Billups played brilliantly for the second straight game, and Hamilton was not affected by the tight defense of Bruce Bowen. "We're just tough as nails," Billups said. "Our motto is, 'If it ain't rough, it ain't right.' We always make it tough on ourselves, but we always find a way to climb out of that foxhole." Duncan had 21 points and 15 rebounds, but the Spurs' offense rarely ran though him as it normally does so fluidly. Manu Ginobili also scored 21 for San Antonio, which was outscored 24-19 in the fourth quarter. The Pistons were looking everywhere they could for motivation. A sign on the greaseboard in Detroit's locker room read: "San Antonio's parade is scheduled for Thursday!!!, and Detroit forward Darvin Ham yelled: "Anybody want Cristal? They just brought four cases to their locker room." But the Pistons probably didn't need any extra reason to push harder: Time and again, they've proven their pride is enough to fuel their fury. "Not today. Not tonight. Not today. Not tonight," Billups was overheard saying as he walked to the locker room after the game. The early part of the third quarter hammered home the point that the Spurs would only get as far as Ginobili, not Duncan, would take them. Ginobili was as aggressive going to the basket as he had been in Games 1 and 2, while Duncan was having difficulty freeing himself from the double-teams that he rarely saw in the first five games. Even when he got the ball in single coverage outside, he was not in position to use his best moves. Absent the usual contributions from the two-time finals MVP, the Spurs were almost a one-man team. As for the Pistons, their offense continued to come from the clutch long-range shooting of Billups and the mid-range game of Hamilton. Billups was 6-for-13 from the field for 21 points and Hamilton was 8-of-16 for 19 points when the third quarter ended with the Pistons ahead 71-67. A three-point play by Antonio McDyess to open the fourth quarter made it 74-67  the largest lead for either team to that point, and Detroit stayed ahead from there. San Antonio shot almost 53 percent in the first quarter but committed four turnovers leading to seven points, a big reason why the period ended in a 23-23 tie. Detroit made its first five shots of the second quarter to take a 35-32 lead before the game grew testy. First, Rasheed Wallace was called for a dead ball foul by referee Bernie Fryer, who initially signaled Pistons' ball. Billups drew a technical foul for arguing, and Brent Barry made three foul shots to tie it. Wallace and Duncan each complained vehemently over the next two foul calls  one on each of them  and Pistons coach Larry Brown was hit with a technical, strangely enough, after the call on Duncan. Things calmed down and got a little sloppy over the rest of the quarter, and the Spurs walked off with a 47-46 lead at intermission behind 12 points from Ginobili and 10 from Parker. Notes:@ Hamilton was irate after Bowen swiped at him and knocked off his face mask immediately after a whistle blew midway through the fourth quarter. Hamilton decided to fling the mask aside and play without it. ... The Pistons previous win in San Antonio was on April 2, 1997 ... Detroit is 7-0 in the 2005 playoffs when Wallace scores more than 15 points in a game; 6-6 when he scores 15 or less. This was his first performance of more than 15 points in this year's finals. Since joining the Pistons, he has never been held to 15 points or less in six consecutive games. http://www.nola.com/sportsflash/bask...ist=basketball |
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Spurs will win game 7 in a blow out. You heard it hear first. :P
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The following is a list of people booked into the Routt County Jail on suspicion of the listed charges. The arresting agency is listed in parentheses.
Saturday, June 28
Jeffrey Daniel Calvert, 24, Englewood -- Driving while ability impaired, speeding (Steamboat Springs Police Department)
Tod William Dwyer, 30, Chicago, Ill. -- Driving under the influence of alcohol, DUI per se, improper parking (Hayden Police Department)
James Vincent Scruggs, 32, Steamboat Springs -- Eluding, reckless driving, child abuse, fugitive of justice, driving under suspension (Routt County Sheriff's Office)
Stephen Conan Hutton, 19, Hayden -- Fugitive of justice (minor in possession of alcohol) (RCSO)
Vincent Chura Arroyo, 44, Steamboat Springs -- Criminal mischief (SSPD)
Joseph Robert Davis, 33, Steamboat Springs -- Driving while ability impaired (Colorado State Patrol)
Sunday, June 29
Linda Kaye Gonzalez, 20, Steamboat Springs -- DUI, weaving, minor in possession of alcohol (SSPD)
Luke Gray Ross, 20, Eagle -- Vehicular homicide (CSP)
Monday, June 30
William Richard Hagberg, 44, Steamboat Springs -- DUI, DUI per se, speeding, possession of one ounce or less of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia (SSPD)
Gerald Steven Heinert, 44, Craig -- Theft (SSPD)
Tuesday, July 1
Jeffrey Clark Lindsay, 34, Pueblo -- DUI (SSPD)
Steven M. Hester, 36, Steamboat Springs -- Criminal mischief (SSPD)
Quinten Dana Bashaw, 39, Steamboat Springs -- Fugitive of justice (failure to appear) (SSPD)
Wednesday, July 2
Blake Earl Roberts, 21, Steamboat Springs -- Criminal mischief (SSPD)
Thursday, July 3
Jeffrey David Vandry, 24, Steamboat Springs -- Driving while ability impaired, speeding (SSPD)
Sarah Jean Burt, 20, Steamboat Springs -- DUI, DUI pre se, minor in possession of alcohol, failure to stop at stop sign, driving under revocation (SSPD)
Beau Zachery McGoran, 20, Steamboat Springs -- Failure to appear (RCSO)
Jeffery Leroy Houchin, 27, Yampa -- Driving under revocation, habitual traffic offender, DUI, expired plates, no turn signal, no proof of insurance, no seat belt (CSP)
Friday, July 4
Carl Arthur Blomquist, 41, Steamboat Springs -- DUI, improper lights (SSPD)
Jacquenette Elise Lightner, 33, Steamboat Springs -- Driving under revocation, speeding (SSPD)
Thomas Keith Archibald, 26, Steamboat Springs -- Failure to signal, driving while ability impaired (SSPD)
Daniel Scott Goswick, 32, Thornton -- DUI, DUI per se, habitual traffic offender, careless driving, weaving (SSPD)
Wendy Leigh Schoomaker, 32, Steamboat Springs -- Failure to appear (traffic) (RCSO)
Fred Jay James, 57, Oak Creek -- Driving while ability impaired (RCSO)
Travis Thomas Browning, 26, Steamboat Springs -- Fugitive of justice x2 (SSPD)
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Friday, July 4
9:15 a.m. The fireworks stand at 1306 Lincoln Ave. was broken into while it was closed and locked. Hundreds of dollars worth of fireworks reportedly were stolen.
11:51 a.m. A motorist at 11th and Oak streets reportedly threw a water balloon at a community official that was directing traffic.
12:19 p.m. There was a two-car non-injury accident in the 1800 block of Central Park Drive.
5:49 p.m. A woman in the 1200 block of South Lincoln Avenue reported that she had been receiving harassing phone calls from her ex-husband.
6:33 p.m. A purse that a woman reportedly left near the Yampa River was stolen.
6:37 p.m. A bicyclist riding down Howelsen Hill reportedly crashed and required an ambulance.
6:39 p.m. A motorist in a private parking lot on Yampa Avenue accidentally drove over a 4-inch retaining wall, and her vehicle got stuck. Police assisted the woman in getting her minivan off of the ledge.
7:29 p.m. An officer spotted a man he thought had a warrant for his arrest. After police confirmed, the man in the 400 block of Yampa Avenue was arrested on suspicion of being a fugitive of justice.
8:54 p.m. A bicyclist riding near Highway 40 and Walton Creek Road reportedly crashed and possibly dislocated his shoulder. An ambulance responded to the scene.
9:14 p.m. A motorist trying to park along Highway 40 near Old Fish Creek Falls Road reportedly hit another car. No one was injured.


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Yet there was nothing Lester could do about it but go through his normal routine and throw it all upon the shoulders of his teammates. Luckily for Lester, he plays for the Red Sox, who prefer taking care of business the hard way.
But here it is, winner-move-on, loser-go-home. And Lester, whose Red Sox were 7-0 in games he had started against the Rays before his Game 3 clunker, has no intention of allowing Tampa Bay to slip past him a second time.
"Obviously, any time you don't pitch up to par, you want to get back on the mound and prove to yourself and to other people that you can pitch," Lester said. "Tomorrow, hopefully, I can go out and pitch like I pitched all year and keep going, and we can keep going forward."
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The only place left for Lester to lead the Red Sox would be to the World Series, and he has experience pitching in clinching games. It was Lester who made the start in Game 4 of the World Series, as Boston whizzed past the Rockies last season, though the left-hander said that experience would not be nearly as important as just focusing on 60 feet, six inches.
"I don't think last year has any relevance to this year," Lester said. "I just have to go out and execute my game plan. If I don't do that, obviously, we're not going to have the outcome we want. If I go out there and execute my pitches, and keep a focused head and keep calm and go out there and do what I need to do, then everything should be just fine."
The Red Sox will be hoping that Lester's Game 3 start against the Rays, a 9-1 loss, was just an aberration. Prior to that start, Lester had not given up an earned run in four postseason appearances. Making his next turn after beating the Angels to close out the AL Division Series and keep the Red Sox off a cross-country flight to Anaheim for a decisive Game 5, Lester gave up five runs (four earned) on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings.
"It's going to come down to who plays better," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. "It's probably pretty appropriate. We come down to the last game, and whoever plays better gets to move on. We have a lot of respect for how good they've played, but we also really like our ballclub."
Matt Garza | Jon Lester | |
2008 regular season | ||
Overall | 30 GS, 11-9, 3.70 ERA, 61 BB, 128 K | 33 GS, 16-6, 3.21 ERA, 66 BB, 152 K |
Key stat | .245 OPP BA (9th in AL) | .727 win pct. (5th in AL) |
Postseason | ||
Career | 2 GS, 1-1, 4.02 | 4 GS, 2-1, 1.86 |
At Tropicana Field | ||
2008 | 15 GS, 7-3, 2.89 | first time |
Career | 15 GS, 7-3, 2.89 | 2 GS, 1-0, 6.75 |
Against this opponent | ||
2008 season | 5 GS, 2-1, 3.86 | 4 GS, 3-1, 2.10 |
Career | 7 GS, 3-1, 3.49 | 8 GS, 4-1, 3.72 |
Loves to face | Kevin Youkilis (1-for-16) | Rocco Baldelli (0-for-5) |
Hates to face | Jacoby Ellsbury (6-for-16) | Jason Bartlett (5-for-12) |
Why he'll win | Best stuff on staff | Boston's ace |
Memories, even around baseball-crazed New England, cannot possibly be only one game short. Lester stepped into the role of potential Red Sox ace this summer, going 16-6 with a 3.21 ERA in 33 starts for the Red Sox, including a no-hitter against the Royals in May.
Boston's players have seen him succeed plenty on the big stage, and they expect nothing less in Game 7.
"I'll tell you what -- I feel real well about giving Jon Lester the ball," Kevin Youkilis said. "The guy has pitched well for us all year. We're just excited to have him step on the mound. Hopefully, he can throw the way he did a lot this year and help us win a game."
Not knowing if this day would come, Lester said he went through his normal workload and had to try to keep his feelings about the game on an even keel.
"You just have to do the same routine that you would if it's a regular-season game," Lester said. "You know, I've done the same workouts -- prepared the same, done everything that I normally do in between starts -- and it's just a matter of mentally staying focused."
Redemption surely would be sweet for Lester, who said he was "pretty excited" but is working to keep any possible jitters in check.
"I can't let my emotions or anything of that magnitude get in the way," Lester said. "I have to worry about executing pitches. If I let my emotions get too high, that gets in the way of me executing. As long as I go out there and stay calm and focused and be committed to every pitch, everything should be fine."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."
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"The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles."
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In the interview, Gunz, who has two daughters, reveals that he intends on fighting the charges. Here's exactly what he told The Daily News:
"This was a big mistake on my part," Gunz [said]. "I didn't have any intentions of harming anyone or committing a criminal activity. So many young people look up to me and I need to fight though this."
"It's been really hard, really stressful," Gunz said. "When the smoke finally clears people will understand what was going on."
If convicted, Gunz faces faces a minimum sentence of 3.5 years.
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"moschetoes Were Uncommonly Numerous"
Yellow fever killed 4,000 in Philadelphia in 1793, amd puzzled doctors ignored the real clue to blame "miasmata" in the air
April 1956 | Volume 7, Issue 3
Late in the evening of August 21, 1793. Dr. Benjamin Rush, Philadelphia's most prominent physician, sat down "much fatigued" to write to his wife to inform her that a "malignant lever" had broken out on the city's water front. The disease, which had carried off twelve persons, was "violent and of short duration."
"It had," he wrote, "in one case killed in twelve hours," and in no case had it lasted more than four days. What he did not write was that he had become convinced that it was the dreaded yellow fever.
In the beginning of August Dr. Rush had been called to see the child of a colleague suffering from fever and jaundice. The child died. During the next two weeks Dr. Rush treated several other patients with similar symptoms, but not until August 19 did he suspect the true nature of the disease. Much distressed, he communicated his diagnosis to several colleagues and friends and shortly it became known throughout the city. He was disbelieved at first and even ridiculed by many, but the rapid spread and malignity ol the disease soon left no doubt that it was indeed yellow fever.
Even is now moved swiftly. On August 22 the mayor of Philadelphia, Matthew Clarkson, officially notified the city commissioners of the outbreak of a contagious fever in the city and issued stricl orders for the immediate removal and disposal of all filth from the streets.
On August 25 the College of Physicians held a special meeting to "confer upon the treatment of the existing malignant fever," and recommendations lor preventing its further progress were adopted.
On August 29 the governor of the stale addressed the legislature on the situation in Philadelphia and reported on the measures taken in the emergency. He also ordered the mayor to enforce the recommendations of the College and to do everything "to prevent the extension of, and to destroy, the evil."
Of all the infectious and contagious diseases, none of which was well understood at that time, yellow fever was one of the most deadly. Endemic at this period on the American mainland and the West Indies, it erupted from time to time without apparent rhyme or reason. During the last century there had been repeated major outbreaks in the Caribbean and on the mainland. In Philadelphia the last outbreak had been in 1762. It was the experience acquired as a young man during that epidemic that had let Dr. Rush recognize the prevailing lever tor what it was and had Riled him with trepidation.
Why had the fever now recurred? Had it originated in the city? Had it been brought in? Civic pride was involved and men's answers to these questions, regarded almost as a measure of their loyalty to the community, became the source of bitter discord.
Since all of the early cases had occurred in persons living near the water front, it was logical to search there for the source of the epidemic. Dr. Rush soon believed he had found it in the "putrid exhalations" from some damaged coffee which had been dumped on a wharf near Water Street and left to rot. The official investigations of Dr. Hutchinson. the inspector of sickly vessels, supported this view which, placing the origin of the lever squarely in the city, was very unpopular with the majority of the citizenry.
General acclaim, however, was accorded another theory which traced the epidemic to the French privateer San Culottes (twelve guns and 100 men), described as a Olthy and unbelievably overcrowded ship. This vessel had brought her prize, the Flora (out of Glasgow), into Philadelphia toward the end of July and had docked with her also near Water Street. Some "highly respected citizens and gentlemen" later attested that they had seen a dead body, sewed up in canvas, lying on board the Flora , and also said that corpses had been secretly landed at night from the two ships. All of which pointed clearly to a foreign origin of the epidemic.
The disease was soon city-wide. It was violent and resisted all treatment and the rumor began to spread that it was in reality the plague. Frequently it set in abruptly, with a shaking chill and high lever, but more often its onset was insidious. It "stole on" with headache, languor, and an upset stomach. Vomiting, stupor, and delirium followed. The hands and feet were cold, the pulse feeble and slow. The eyes. at first bloodshot, later became yellow. On the third or lourth day the entire skin was yellow.
Livid spots now appeared on the body and there was bleeding from the nose, the gums, and the bowels. A black vomit often heralded the impending end. Many died on the second or third day; lew survived the fifth. "The common remedies for malignant fever have all failed," wrote Dr. Rush. "Bark [quinine], wine, and blisters make no impression upon it." Medical science was helpless.
The populace was panic-stricken. Whoever could do so left the city or made preparations to leave. All day long carts, wagons, and coaches rolled through the streets, taking whole families with their household goods into the country. Thousands upon thousands sought their salvation in flight from the doomed city.
The suddenness with which the lever had descended upon the city, the failure of the measures taken to prevent its propagation, the ineffectualness of medical treatment, all had an enervating effect upon those who remained. Nobody knew what to do or what not to do. In their fear and desperation people resorted to fantastic measures to stem the tide of the epidemic.


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As violence soars, so do voices of dissent against drug prohibition, notes this Economist piece.
LATIN AMERICA is rich in sought-after commodities, including narcotics. The coca leaf, from which cocaine is refined, is grown only in the foothills of the Andes. Mexico produces more heroin than anywhere but Afghanistan, as well as much cannabis. Latin American traffickers are even diversifying into synthetic drugs such as methamphetamine.
The illegality of this successful export business means that its multi-billion-dollar profits go to criminal gangs. Their battles for market control have a high cost: according to the UN, eight of the world's ten most violent countries are in Latin America or the Caribbean. Drugs are not the only business of organised crime, but they account for the bulk of the gangs' income and thus their firepower. Honduras, a strategic spot on the trafficking route, has the world's highest murder rate, about 80 times that of western Europe.
All this is despite three decades of what has become known as the "war" on drugs in the region, inspired by the United States, and prosecuted with varying degrees of enthusiasm by Latin American governments. Or is it because of the drug war? Hitherto, criticism of drug prohibition has tended to come only from retired political leaders. In a 2009 report, three respected former presidents (Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil, César Gaviria of Colombia and Mexico's Ernesto Zedillo) declared the drug war a failure, and demanded alternative approaches. Mr Cardoso has called for the legalisation of some drugs.


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To study the self is to forget the self.
To forget the self is to allow the ten thousand things to flow.
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Hunter Creek has some interesting snow art created by mother nature. We descended to Hunter Creek after returning from Smuggler Mountain and ascended it on our way to Bald Knob. See the 2009 Trip Log for more info. | Smuggler Mountain, Bald Knob and Mount Yeckel January 17-21 2009 (Trip Report) Scott's Image Gallery Smuggler Mountain (Mountain/Rock) Bald Knob (Mountain/Rock) 2009 Trip Log (Trip Report) Image Data |


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I have the privilege of reviewing Our Emotions and Behavior, a new picture book series from Free Spirit Publishing, which help young children recognize and understand their feelings, their actions, and how they are connected. There are four titles in the series: But Why Can't I?, I'm Not Happy, Not Fair, Won't Share, and Who Feels Scared?
Filled with cute illustrations, But Why Can't I? is about two children (Noah and Rosie) being left under the care of a babysitter named Jenny for the day. I like that the author included the example following the rules such as what to do when you cross the road and when you are playing games.
However, I find it hard to relate to the example given by the babysitter to Noah (when he refuses to go to bed) which is the consequence she has to go through if she is not following rules while at work, as I feel that children Ben's age (he's 29 months now) will not be able to understand that (he does understand the concept of working)
I do, however, appreciate the additional two pages of picture story in But Why Can't I? about a girl dropping her can of drink on the path, as I get to use the example to further teach Ben about the rules — not to litter and to be considerate and apologise for your mistake.
In my opinion, "Our Emotions and Behavior" series are a good choice for parents to use with their children because of the positive message they bring!
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Brazil unrest: Riot police clash with protesters
21 June 2013 Last updated at 01:25 BST
There have been more clashes in Brazil between protesters and police in the latest wave of anti-government rallies.
Huge crowds marched in Rio de Janeiro, and police used tear gas against demonstrators outside the city hall.
In the north-eastern city of Salvador, police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters ahead of an international football match there.
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STATE COLLEGE — Surrounded by microphones and recorders, Penn State defensive coordinator Ted Roof stared into the distance as if in a daze. Tears welled up in Roof's eyes when the subject turned to injured senior Michael Mauti.
The fiery Mauti is so much more than a linebacker to the Nittany Lions.
"He means so much to me, personally," Roof said in a soft voice. "From Day 1 ... our relationship has gotten nothing but stronger, stronger and stronger. I totally trust him."
Coach Bill O'Brien didn't have more details on the injury after Mauti was carted off the field late in the first quarter of Saturday's 45-22 win over Indiana. Mauti was being blocked by an offensive lineman when it appeared that Hoosiers running back D'Angelo Roberts went low and hit Mauti's left knee.
Beaver Stadium grew silent. O'Brien, Roof and another standout outside linebacker, Gerald Hodges, were among the Nittany Lions to come to Mauti's side. The 6-foot-2, 232-pound Mauti was slowly and carefully loaded on to a cart that quickly came on to the field to pick up the fallen leader.
"Michael Mauti! Michael Mauti!" the student section yelled in unison after Mauti returned to the sideline in the fourth quarter walking with crutches while the team gathered to sing the alma mater.
Serious injuries cut off two seasons earlier in his career — one to each knee. O' Brien got testy at one point after being asked if Mauti has played his last down in a blue-and-white uniform.
There's just one game left this year for Mauti , running back Michael Zordich and the other seniors who helped keep most of the team together after the NCAA's landmark sanctions in the offseason. Wisconsin visits next weekend.
"All I can say is, in your career, I've been fortunate to be around some special players," O'Brien said. "There's a bunch of special players in that (senior) class. He embodies, in my opinion, what Penn State's all about: he's tough, grind it out, smart."
By the tears flowing down the eyes of Mauti's mother during the singing of the alma mater, to the heartfelt messages of support from teammates on Twitter — it's clear those close to Mauti fear he may not return for what's already expected to be an emotional season finale against the Badgers.
"I'm praying for my boy Mike Mauti, and y'all do the same," redshirt freshman defensive end Deion Barnes posted on Twitter after the game. "One of the best players (I have) ever seen play the game."
Hodges, who finished with 12 tackles and an interception, combines with Mauti to form one of the best outside linebacker tandems in the country. Hodges' No. 6 jersey and Mauti's No. 42 jersey are popular sellers at downtown State College stores.
"If I could give my knee to my brother(hash)42 he (would have) had it by the end of the game," Hodges wrote on Twitter.
In some respects, the bittersweet victory over the Hoosiers was representative of the challenging year.
The win clinched a winning record for Penn State, an accomplishment that few college football observers thought could happen in the wake of sanctions.
Quarterback Matt McGloin and receiver Allen Robinson combined to torch overwhelmed, poor-tackling Indiana defense in a record-setting day. Robinson had 10 catches for 197 yards and three entertaining scores that showcased his uncanny knack to make mid-aid adjustments and twist away from tacklers from big plays.
The emergence this season of Robinson and two other sophomores this season, bruising 6-foot-1 tailback Zach Zwinak (five 100-yard games in last seven contests) and linebacker Mike Hull are two bright spots for a future that's still cloudy overall given the sanctions. Among the NCAA penalties are a four-year bowl ban and steep scholarship cuts, and players will once again be eligible to leave the program without penalty after this season ends. The exception expires at the start of the 2013 preseason next August.
Hull, who has shown promising glimpses all season as a top reserve, took over on the weak side after Mauti went down and finished with 12 tackles and a sack. He gave some thought to leaving this past offseason after the sanctions were announced. Mauti helped convince him to stay.
"His impact was huge," Hull said. "He talked to me every day and was constantly telling me how important I was to the team and what my role would be."
Now it could be Hull that takes over early as the starter earlier than expected, in the finale against Wisconsin if the worst feared about Mauti's injury comes true.
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O'Connor limped off after twisting his left ankle in the 55th minute of the clash and will receive intensive therapy over the next few days.
Munster's Denis Leamy is the candidate to take over in Dublin next Sunday, but Gatland was optimistic the 25-year-old could still start if Ireland manage the injury gently.
"Jonny O'Connor rolled his ankle and he's got ice on it now and he might get a couple of days off before training again," said Gatland.
"He could probably do with the rest. He trained once with them on Monday, twice on Tuesday and came back to us in pieces."
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LONDON, 19 January 2011 - Ogilvy & Mather has appointed Brian McCarter to the newly created role of Global Brand Management Head of Planning for Europe, Africa and the Middle East (EAME). In this role, Brian will be responsible for overseeing strategy across the agency's key global accounts with a primary focus on Unilever. He will also be tasked with chairing an EAME Planning Council, spearheading strategic development and initiatives across the network.
Brian returns to Ogilvy & Mather nearly 20 years to the day since he first joined the London office in 1992, when he headed up planning on the Seagram account globally and worked with Kimberly Clark and Unilever Foods in the UK. He was appointed to the agency's Board in 1993.
Prior to joining O&M most recently, Brian spent 10 years building a successful freelance planning practice in New York, where he worked with a number of advertising agencies including O&M, and directly with clients including Diageo, Philips, Unilever and Absolut.
Colin Mitchell, Worldwide Head of Planning commented: "Brian is a world class planner. He played a vital role in our success on the SCJ and Philips pitches last year and has helped us substantially on Pond's, Dove and American Express. Everyone who works with Brian praises his subtle insight and ability to get to the very heart of brands."
Speaking about his new role, Brian commented: "I've had the opportunity to dip into a number of agencies over the past ten years, but Ogilvy has always felt like home. It has a deeper and richer planning culture than any other agency I know, and I can't wait to work with planners across the region to make a real difference on the big, global accounts."
Brian also spent two years at Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) where he was predominantly responsible for Unilever's personal care business.
For further information contact: Poppy NagraGroup CommunicationsOgilvy & Mather UKTel. +44 (0)7345 3314BB. +44 (0)7785459548Email. email@example.com
Ogilvy & Mather Ogilvy & Mather is one of the largest marketing communications companies in the world. Through its specialty units, the company provides a comprehensive range of marketing services including: advertising; public relations and public affairs; branding and identity; shopper and retail marketing; healthcare communications; direct, digital, promotion and relationship marketing. Ogilvy & Mather services Fortune Global 500 companies as well as local businesses through its network of more than 450 offices in 120 countries. It is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY). For more information, visit www.ogilvy.com.
Contact: Poppy Nagra Date: January 19, 2012 Office: London


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As if Kentucky didn't have enough to feel bad about. Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo, who played his college ball at Kentucky, made the Wildcats' week even worse when he filled out his NCAA Tournament bracket. Kentucky already missed the tournament this year then got beat in the first round of the NIT, ending a rocky season for the school that won the national championship last year and looked unstoppable under John Calipari's coaching tactic of recruiting NBA-bound players. Now the Wildcats have to deal with one of their former players picking their hated in-state rival, the Louisville Cardinals, to win the Big Dance. Rondo was among several Celtics who filled out March Madness brackets this year, and he went with the tournament's No. 1 overall seed, Louisville. While Rondo picked many of the favorites throughout his bracket, his choosing Louisville to win it all still had to sting.
Read more at: http://nesn.com/2013/03/rajon-rondo-picks-louisville-to-win-ncaa-tournament-adding-to-kentuckys-miserable-season/
NBA Headlines
Rajon Rondo Picks Louisville to Win NCAA Tournament, Adding to Kentucky's Miserable Season
NESN | Mar 22


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