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...stories from more than 30 countries, and the differences among them were stark. In the U.S., an estimated $8.1 billion is spent to diagnose and treat breast cancer each year, and the ubiquity of mammography machines, clinics and specialists shows what that money can buy. In Pune, India, by contrast, home to 3.5 million women, there is just one facility that provides comprehensive breast-cancer services. Half of all Indian women with the disease go entirely without treatment. In South Africa, only 5% of cancers are caught in the earliest phase of the disease, Stage...
...contrast to that of other leaders, many of whom were the children of senior officials based in Beijing, Hu's path took him through some of China's poorest regions. During spells in the western provinces of Guizhou and Gansu and later in Tibet, Hu is said to have displayed a concern for the less privileged that, analysts believe, lies at the root of his policies. He has made it clear he seeks to rein in the to-get-rich-is-glorious mentality that has gripped the nation since Deng Xiaoping launched China's economic reforms in the 1980s...
...first in 23 years. Hampton (most famous alum: Booker T. Washington) boasts a lot of offensive firepower in quarterback T.J. Mitchell and receivers Jeremy Gilchrist and Kevin Teel, while the Tigers are more subdued offensively (second in the league in rushing attempts). It’ll be an interesting contrast in styles and probably the most competitive game on the board this week. The Pirates in a nailbiter.Prediction: Hampton 35, Princeton 31BROWN (1-2, 0-1) VS. HOLY CROSS (2-2)Over the last six seasons, Brown has the most overtime losses (it lost in double-OT against URI last...
Approved club teams receive only minimal funding—between $500 and $1000 per season—and are responsible for the purchase of their own playing equipment and uniforms, travel costs associated with road contests, and the hiring of coaches. By contrast, JV teams receive more funding and are not expected to front any of those costs...
...dinners held for the South Korean delegation even after Roh's pledge to attend the controversial Airang Games, a massive synchronized gymnastic performance often used as a propaganda tool that glorifies the regime. Kim also appeared - to put it charitably - a little distant in Roh's company, a stark contrast to the first summit seven years ago when Kim Jong Il welcomed former president Kim Dae Jung wholeheartedly. "Roh definitely got a less emotional reception," says Paik Hak Soon, a North Korea analyst at the Sejong Institute...