Word: brained
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...There's little doubt that the idea of a "brain drain" verges on a national neurosis. In the year to January, the number of New Zealanders permanently departing the country exceeded by 25,000 those returning home; two years earlier the gap was 11,200. About 90% of the dynamic comes from the pull of high-wage Australia. During last year's election campaign, Don Brash, leader of National, the main opposition party, argued that the exodus was caused by his country's miserable growth in incomes (which are one-third below Australia's, on average, after tax) despite...
...McConnell says KEA, which operates like a university alumni organization, can help the country's smaller exporters find their way to major or distant markets and also take some of the psychological strain off successful expats, who are often accused of abandoning their country. The brain drain can be a huge opportunity, if it's managed properly, keeping those who leave feeling connected. Some Kiwis, like McConnell, are changing their minds about where the focus of immigration policy should rest: less emphasis on attracting immigrants who are offshore, and more on tending to the needs of former expats...
...that reduces the demands on fuel cells and batteries. It will also be able to either splash down in the water as the Apollos did or thump down under a parachute on dry desert. Finally, modern composite materials and computers will improve on the ungainly weight and clanking brain of the older ships. "It's like comparing today's 737s with the ones that flew in 1967," says Scott Horowitz, an associate administrator for NASA. "Put them side by side, and they look alike. But they're entirely different aircraft...
...compound known to prevent NTDs. Co-author of the study, Lucina Suarez, who works with the Texas Department of State Health Services, said the implications of NTDs can be fatal. “With anencephaly, the cranium fails to close. This is a very serious defect, as the brain is not enclosed in the skull,” she said. Spina bifida, or the failure of spinal cord closure, is a more common result of NTDs than anencephaly, according to Suarez. “Among those who survive childhood [spina bifida], a majority are affected by hydrocephalus, paralysis, and lack...
...plot unfolds on the day Rogan’s new show is set to open. Unfortunately, the afternoon takes a turn for the worse: his marriage begins to disintegrate, his mistress (Bebe Neuwirth) tells him that the lead actor in the show has lost his memory because of a brain parasite, and he is haunted by the presence of cutthroat theater critic Steven Schwimmer (Robert Downey Jr., “Good Night, and Good Luck?...