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Marlatt is currently conducting studies of the latest version of his behavior-modification techniques - which he collectively calls "mindfulness-based relapse prevention" - in comparison with typical addiction treatment. His research, on alcohol and other drug abuse, isn't completed yet, but he says, "We're getting very positive results...
...entirely a fair comparison to WGN: While the national cable network plans to run the Golden Age of Christmas special, local affiliates like New York's WPIX will still air their traditional Yule Log programming. And in the spirit of the season, WGN announced Dec. 22 that, in the wake of the complaints, it would follow its Christmas Eve broadcast of the new Yule Log with a Christmas Day showing of the original. For those keeping score, that's almost ten and a half hours of festive holiday combustion - and for fans of Fred Thrower's original inspiration...
...Another strategy: avoid comparison shopping. In a store, you're likely to compare the specs of one flat-screen TV to the next, even though at home only the absolute experience matters, not the relative one. In your family room, whether the screen is 42" or 46" might not be nearly as big a deal as how easy the remote is to use. You'll get a better feel for the overall experience of each TV if you look at one and then leave the store for a few minutes before coming back in to look at the next...
...Daewoo collapse was more threatening to Korea than, say, a GM bankruptcy would be to the U.S., simply because the Korean economy is so much smaller. Daewoo had about $50 billion in revenues. The entire South Korean gross domestic product in 1999 was only $450 billion. (GM, by comparison, had $181 billion in revenues in 2007, while U.S. GDP reached $13.8 trillion.) Daewoo seemed too big to fail...
...actuarial value of the assets in the pension fund was $766 million, giving Cambridge’s pension plan a funded ratio of 91.96 percent—just above the 90 percent ratio that many experts say is financially responsible. By comparison, Boston’s funded ratio in 2006 was only 64.40 percent, or well below the 80 percent that is generally considered “at-risk...