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...like defecting. It's not like you have to cross a bridge in a trench coat at midnight. This dichotomy between Hollywood and everywhere else seems to be something created by people who are watching, not by people who are doing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Simon Pegg | 10/2/2008 | See Source »

...united by an overarching theme—will feature experts in computing and the sciences who will discuss an “eclectic” mix of issues relevant to those fields. “We’re hoping to bring speakers to campus who have cross-cutting messages and interests that span the sciences and computer science,” Reid said. Asked about how the colloquium came about, Reid said that it stemmed from discussions between IIC Director and Applied Physics and Physics professor Efthimios Kaxiras and SEAS Associate Dean for Computer Science and Engineering J. Gregory...

Author: By Marianna N Tishchenko, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Colloquium To Join Computing, Science | 9/30/2008 | See Source »

...made a successful investment—as determined by the flip of a coin—they were rewarded with two-and-a-half times the amount invested. If the “investment” failed, the participant lost his money. The team hoped to further analyze the cross-cultural finding that women are less prone to risky behavior than men. “Because you see these sex differences in risk-taking, we hypothesized that testosterone may play a role,” said Coren L. Apicella, a graduate student in anthropology who co-authored the study. They...

Author: By Elyssa A. L. Spitzer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Testosterone Linked to Risky Investments | 9/30/2008 | See Source »

...Indian embassy in Kabul, the ISI was accused of being involved with and helping the Jalaluddin Haqqani network, which was blamed for the attack. Indeed, the dispute between Islamabad and Washington appears to center on the activities of the Haqqani network and other militants blamed for mounting cross-border attacks on NATO forces in Afghanistan, which have led to a spike in violence in its eastern provinces this year. According to Pakistan military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas, this may be because "the priorities are mismatching." While the U.S. is focused on Afghanistan, the Pakistan army sees the battle currently...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Shake-Up at the Top of Pakistan's Spy Agency | 9/30/2008 | See Source »

...Andrew Berry, who Murphy calls “legitimately the best defensive back in America in our division.” The other corner, junior Derrick Barker, routinely came in against three- and four-receiver sets last season. But, as last Friday night’s game against Holy Cross showed, Barker has yet to prove himself in the one-on-one slot. Twice he was beaten, resulting once in a pass interference call and once in a touchdown.“They were picking on him a little bit early, and we certainly knew that going into the game...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Young Secondary Tested Early | 9/28/2008 | See Source »

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