Word: actualizing
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Authors of the new study theorize that the actual effects of testosterone, a hormone produced by the male testes and female ovaries that is linked to brain development and sexual behavior, may be somewhat neutral in nature, leading to what researchers call "status-seeking behavior." Under certain conditions, status-seeking could lead to increased aggression - in prison populations, for instance, where studies have shown that inmates in high-security prisons have elevated levels of the hormone - when fighting seems the only way to the top. (Read "Successful Traders: The Testosterone Effect...
...help cover the cost, which got him into a public feud with the press over the notion of museums selling their treasures to buy new ones. The controversy brought on an investigation by the New York state attorney general, who concluded in the end that, if nothing else, no actual wrongdoing was involved in the transactions...
...year - that it's nearly impossible to turn on the radio without hearing his digitally altered vocals on someone else's song. In fact, his participation is what makes the "I'm on a Boat" satire so spot-on. Well, that and the fact that the video directly parodies actual rap videos, like Akon's yacht dance in "I'm So Paid...
...This is particularly true if the celebrity is in the news that day. For early December, that means searches for Tiger Woods, Sandra Bullock and Weezer on Google News consistently brought up Examiner.com stories in the topmost results. And in those stories, by the way, there was very little actual news...
...News organizations particularly value high placement, since it translates into potential ad revenue. But Examiner.com, though rated by Nielsen as the fastest-growing Internet news site in the U.S. in August, does little actual journalism. It is not a news organization so much as a network of more than 24,000 individuals throughout North America, known as Examiners, each of whom cover a particular geographic or subject area. With that many correspondents, no beat goes uncovered; along with Examiners for world news there are those for fanboys, auto-brokers, celebrity cars, drinking games and doll-collecting, to name...