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...references to gays or prostitutes in the conference's declarations, and AIDS activists expressed concern that the focus of Annan's fund would be on prevention of the spread of the disease and neglect the issue of treatment for those already afflicted with HIV. Such discord did little to dampen Annan's optimism over the progress made at the event: "In the last two days some painful differences have been brought into the open," he said at its conclusion. "But that is the best place for them. Like AIDS itself, these differences need to be confronted head-on, not swept...
...still possible that emotional states may play a role in determining cognitive function. To find out, Snowdon will next compare the emotional content of the sisters' writings with their autopsied brains, to see if positive emotions work to keep nerve connections snapping and if negative emotions dampen and eventually extinguish them...
...used to spray passersby. In Thailand, residents of Chiang Mai in the north are known as particularly enthusiastic celebrants, while Khon Kean in the northeast parades flower-bedecked floats through town to the beat of indigenous Isaan music. An official ban on throwing water in Cambodia has failed to dampen festivities; traditional games are even played in the grounds of Wat Phnom temple in the capital. In Luang Prabang in northern Laos, elephants join the street processions. The Dai people in tropical Xishuangbanna in the southern Chinese province of Yunnan add flower displays, dragon-boat races and fireworks...
...mistake did not dampen the spirit of rising Lowellians...
...weeks ago, with the Crimson (12-12, 5-7 Ivy) coming off a convincing victory over Penn that snapped the Quakers' twenty-five-game conference winning streak, the predictions appeared to be correct. Even a hearbreaking 69-67 last-second loss to Princeton the following night could not dampen the Crimson's spirts...