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...Catherine is upset that Caleb has been putting a hefty part of his salary toward buying a boat while she can't afford to buy her invalid mother a wheelchair and bed. (Another of the movie's distinctions: focusing on money, or its absence, as an abrasive factor in marital life.) At the request of his father (Harris Malcom), Caleb promises to abide by a spiritual regimen called The Love Dare, in which he'll attempt some act or attitude of kindness toward his estranged wife each day for 40 days. He is encouraged in this by a coworker...
...there is one factor which is likely to press car companies into going green: all of us. So long as drivers tire of high oil prices (more than $8 per gallon in Paris) and feel real satisfaction at switching to cleaner technology, automakers are likely to oblige them with affordable electric cars. But should oil prices plummet, we could once again be lulled into thinking that all is well - or at least good enough - with Planet Earth...
...opinions of the 400 students would factor into her thoughts, Kagan said. Even as other students pointed out the uncertainty in the new system and the opacity of the decision-making process, Bateman said he was pleased with the dean’s responsiveness...
...Dozens of randomized controlled trials later, the wacky factor is fading. E-therapy programs are being offered or tested by reputable institutions worldwide. In Australia, Swinburne's panic-online and ptsd-online have been joined by e-Couch, for mood disorders, and MoodGYM, for depression, from the Australian National University's Centre for Mental Health Research, and by the Climate suite of programs from the Anxiety Disorders Research Unit at St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney. The Australian Department of Health is now funding Swinburne's National e-Therapy Centre for Anxiety Disorders, which will soon offer CBT treatment via anxietyonline.org.au...
...diving medicine, decompression, about gas mixtures, about equipment. You also have to know about the wrecks themselves, the ship's construction, the peripheral events related to the sinking, and at the same time when you're talking about diving deep using life support equipment. There is a high intimidation factor. With the Titanic, you're 2.5 hours away from the surface...