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Castano and his paramilitaries are basically a pro-government outfit, but they operate outside normal channels. And at times they are staunchly antigovernment--particularly when Colombia's leaders try to pursue peace instead of war. Castano also has ties to the region's drug dealers. But though he profits from their work, he is quick to say he hopes for a Colombia free of a narco economy...
Sooner or later we all discover that our arms just aren't long enough to read anymore. You know the problem. You can't focus on the small type in books and magazines and on aspirin bottles at your normal reading distance, and so you start moving the print farther and farther away. If you haven't already experienced this trombone effect, don't worry, you will. Starting around age 40, the lenses in most people's eyes start to weaken. You begin to lose the ability to focus on things close up and have to resort to bifocals...
...roster spots. Notable by their absence were the co-captains, center Melissa Johnson and guard Kristen Boike, as well as sophomore center Sarah Johnson and junior center Lindsay Ryba. Harvard certainly felt the loss of its three centers, forcing it to play sophomore forward Kate Ides away from her normal position...
...biggest economic decision this century. It will literally affect every person in my state of Minnesota, and everyone else in America. He ran into a lot of opposition from within his own party, so it took some courage on the part of the President to step away from his normal party politics. As a result of this decision, you're going to see China be much more capitalistic, and ultimately, better human rights will come out of it also...
Your article about young girls developing physically earlier than ever [HEALTH, Oct. 30] made an important contribution to informing the public about this frightening trend. As a psychologist, I am convinced it is not "normal" for six-, seven- and eight-year-old girls to develop breasts and pubic hair. It puts these girls in a very vulnerable situation as they grow up, and it is essential we do more to help them cope...