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...game is played, watched and organized. Where the loyalty of a fan base has traditionally been organized on the basis of local, often sectarian or political affinities, he notes, that hardly helps turn it into a global brand. In Spain, encounters between Real Madrid and Barcelona still carry the stamp of the team of General Franco (Madrid) clashing with the irrepressibly rebellious and republican Catalans (Barcelona), but that encoded history which enflames the home crowd's passions means nothing to consumers who might buy either team's shirt at a mall in San Diego or a sports store in Bangkok...
...works come from a singular collection amassed by Dutch philatelist Wim van der Bijl and his associate Ronald de Groen. As a stamp dealer participating in international fairs, the Utrecht-based Van der Bijl befriended a North Korean dealer who later switched from stamps to art. On a visit to Pyongyang in early 2003, Van der Bijl's contact offered him some souvenir landscapes from around Asia, but the Dutchman turned them down, expressing interest instead in the propaganda posters he had seen around the city. "But I was told those were not for export," recalls Van der Bijl...
...were founders of the nation or helped preserve the Union. Their achievements didn't last just a lifetime; they will last forever. Since Reagan left the presidency, an airport and an aircraft carrier have been named after him. The Postal Service has announced it will issue a commemorative Reagan stamp next year. Although his warm smile lent popularity to his economic-recovery programs, Congress should approach with caution a change to our legal tender. Let time and history judge whether Reagan should be given the final honor of appearing on U.S. currency. Anthony Mirante Philadelphia...
...American Dental Association last week gave Listerine its stamp of approval, saying that rinsing with the mouthwash is just as effective as flossing. Sound too good to be true? It is. While research published in the ADA journal and funded by Pfizer, which makes Listerine, shows that regular brushing along with using the mouthwash is as effective as flossing for reducing plaque and gingivitis, the greatest benefits come from doing all three--brushing, flossing and gargling...
...been in the name of a larger good and a higher calling. But the argument is especially freighted when the U.S. is confronting an Arab world that is already deeply suspicious of its intentions. "People don't want a President to think that every important decision has a stamp of God's approval and that God is always on his side," says ethicist Cromartie. "I think people want their Presidents to be pious but not self-righteously so. So there's a paradox, isn't there? A President has to seem to be relying on God's wisdom...