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Another problem is that stimulants appear to increase users' desire subjectively, rather than satisfying it. While a heroin high is calming and lasts for several hours, cocaine and amphetamine feel different. As actor Robin Williams, an admitted ex-user, put it, cocaine makes you feel like a new man, and the first thing the new man wants is more cocaine. It produces excitement, not relaxation. And the concern is that a maintenance drug would have the same escalating effect...
...fifth-seeded Jantzen (5-0) certainly did not appear timid as he raced through the opening rounds, overwhelming Northern State’s Dave Schiley with an 8-1 decision before ousting Chris Bencivenga of UNC-Greensboro with a fall...
...orchestra, heightening the reputation of the BSO as one of the leading orchestras in the country. The evening began with a reading of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony in A Major, Opus 92. With the exception of the grandiose introduction in which a slow-striding theme made its appearance, the rest of the symphony flew by at full speed. Levine brought out the full intensity of the orchestra, propelling the music by the obsessive rhythms Beethoven wrote. In particular, the brass—led by Thomas Rolfs (trumpet), Toby Oft (trombone), and James Sommerville (horn)—created...
...After all, Japan's own big three - Toyota, Honda and Nissan - have battled for decades to surpass once mighty GM, Ford and Chrysler. Now it would appear victory is at hand. Even if lawmakers bail out all three, the U.S. companies will require major restructuring that will leave them smaller and weaker, making it easier for their Asian rivals to gain market share both in the U.S. and globally. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
...fears that Indo-Pakistani rivalry will make its own task in Afghanistan more difficult. Obama therefore called a rapprochement between India and Pakistan a key objective of U.S. foreign policy. But he will find few takers in India for continuing a peace process with a government that does not appear to control significant elements of its own military. India will weary of being exhorted to talk to a government that is at best ineffective and at worst duplicitous about the real threats emanating from its territory and institutions...