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...understand that you've had your brain scanned with an MRI and it has an unusual structure that reflects all this visual activity. A. I have this great, big, huge Internet trunkline into the visual cortex that's twice the size of the [normal] controls. But I want to emphasize that not everyone on the autism spectrum is a visual thinker. Some are mathematic-patterns kinds of thinkers. Some are word people. People on the spectrum tend to be specialist thinkers - good at one thing and bad at others. (See six tips for traveling with an autistic child...
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told a congressional panel on Wednesday morning that people should stop driving their Toyotas, then later toned down his comment to a repair advisory. Maybe it's just Washington's new toughness in dealing with Big Business, but LaHood's shot was clearly a sign that respect for the king of cars is no longer in effect...
...what's happening in Asia outside of China, and the message from the East looks starkly different. The problem with today's analysis of Asia is that it is far too focused on China. China is not Asia. In fact, in many ways, it is the exception (albeit a big one). Asia's other giant outperformer - India - is a quite fractious democracy. Only one significant economy - Vietnam - is following China's lead. Just about everywhere else, policymakers are rejecting the China model. The severity of the financial crisis hasn't caused political leaders to look to China's success...
...continue to liberalize the economy. In January, a free-trade agreement between China and ASEAN came into full effect, creating a free-trade zone with more potential customers than NAFTA. China's State Council also approved the very capitalist practices of short selling of stocks and futures trading. The big question about China-style state capitalism is not whether other nations should mimic it to compete in a changing world economy. The real issue is whether China's state capitalism can withstand the pressures imposed by a changing world economy...
...only thing a Harvard student might find more tantalizing than a big fat “A” on a final paper is the prospect of a free slider after a long night of final club hopping. The Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Service’s Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisors (DAPAs), whose late night deals with b.good are just one of their methods of promoting safe and responsible drinking, seems to know Harvard’s penchant for penny pinching quite well. Though some may think DAPA is no more than...