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...area where there is the largest division among the nations is clearly in the amount of GDP that should be thrown into stimulus measures to create jobs, support financial firms, and build consumer demand. The US is the radical on the issue saying that its Treasury is "all in" and will raise whatever money is necessary to fix its economy and reverse job losses. Nations like Germany and France think the approach is irresponsible, and they may not have the credit ratings and access to global capital that the US does, which makes the disagreement academic...
...acceptance and commitment therapy," the latest advance in behavioral psychology. Instead of assisting smokers to ignore cravings and chronic-pain sufferers to think about other things - the old denial approach - acceptance therapy pushes patients to acknowledge negative thoughts and then overcome them by focusing on values. Even a small amount of this approach seems to help smokers quit, dieters lose weight and patients with diabetes or chronic pain stay out of the hospital. University of Nevada, Reno, psychologist Steven Hayes believes our Prozac culture has trained us to avoid all discomfort, leaving us reluctant to exercise or adjust our thermostats...
...There is just a tremendous amount of flux going on with how art is constructed and theorized and produced, and that is felt by all institutions,” says VES Director of Undergraduate Studies Robb Moss...
...Boreico said. “I did a lot of math competitions in high school and stopped preparing for them in college.” The exam is not representative of pure mathematics, according to Boreico. “It’s different because of the limited amount of time,” he said. “The questions are much easier than math research questions but you have to be very quick and careful.” Teams of three students are chosen to represent their schools each year, but students can also participate individually. Boreico...
...crack epidemic threatened to overwhelm American cities' criminal justice systems. Drug crimes had become increasingly violent, prompting calls for even stricter mandatory minimum sentencing laws. In 1986, the Reagan Administration passed a law requiring federal judges to give fixed sentences to drug offenders based on variables including the amount seized and the presence of firearms...