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...Olympic Committee. The Defense College's Bossi says, "If these [security] systems are in fact in effect, then this attack is unacceptable. It shouldn't have happened." Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis was anxious to contain the damage. The bombings, he said, were "an isolated incident" that do "not affect whatsoever the country's preparations for the safety of the Olympics." No group has claimed responsibility for the explosions, but officials are certain they were carried out by local radicals or anarchists with no known ties to al-Qaeda or other global networks. The first bomb went...
...could prove they represented an overwhelming majority," one legislative aide commented, "then we might be swayed." A check of offices on the Hill revealed that mail is generally running heavily in favor of resumed testing. Several aides pointed out that the Project would gain in influence if it could affect the mail ratio...
...particularly interested in how experiences such as drug exposure or stress affect gene expression within the mesolimbic system and cortical structures, and in turn how these molecular adaptations lead to alterations in behavior,” the website explains...
...Harvard Black Men’s Forum (BMF), recognize the monumental importance of the ongoing process of reviewing the College curriculum: the review will profoundly affect both the experience of future Harvard students and the institution of higher education in general. There is much to be praised about the recent recommendations of the Harvard College Curricular Review (HCCR)—but there is much more that should be done to ensure that the review does not neglect issues of importance to minority communities, both on campus and within the larger society...
...secret that the impossibly thin fashion models glorified in magazines have made countless women feel bad about their own bodies. New research shows that the muscle-bound hunks in TV and print ads can affect guys too. Psychologists at the University of Central Florida studied 158 male college students, average age 21, and found that those who were shown TV commercials featuring fit, muscular, sometimes bare-chested men were more depressed and had more body dissatisfaction than students who watched neutral ads. In fact, the latter group reported a decrease in depression after seeing the non-appearance-related...