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...Trouble with Tuna Re "A Tough Catch" [Nov. 9]: for thousands of years, we human beings have hunted various types of tuna. But, with our study in science and technology advancing so fast, more and more wildlife are becoming endangered or extinct. In the movie Hellboy II: The Golden Army there is mention of a myth that gods created humans in their likeness, the only difference being that man has a hole in the heart that can never be filled in. I strongly believe that we have such a hole. This hole allows humans to compete for resources, to hunt...
...moment, Zynga has removed all offers and says it's going to vet each one before it appears. Whether this is just a speed bump for a company that's growing dizzyingly fast or a huge infrastructural problem is unclear. Reports peg Zynga's revenue at $100 million a year, which the company says is low. If you assume similar economies for Zynga as for Playfish, says Atul Bagga, an analyst with Think Equity, "Zynga could be four times bigger on a run-rate basis...
Nonetheless, as Obama returns to pressing domestic issues and international flash points such as Iran and Afghanistan, two awkward numbers linger in the background: 3.5 and 8.9. The first is the rate of growth for the U.S. in the third quarter of 2009; the second is how fast China grew. And while GDP statistics are a flawed indicator, the contrast between the two economies remains stark...
There are no hard-and-fast rules for treating PTSD, but studies show that stricken veterans who have a strong social network of family and friends tend to bounce back faster. For Waddell, the treatment has been a combination of techniques designed to calm the storm of his wartime memories and his emotional responses to them. It involves everything from drugs to cathartic sessions of therapy to mapping his brain waves. It also helps for Waddell to vocalize his traumatic experiences, so he and Marshéle often speak to church and community groups about PTSD. It can take years...
...Fast Facts: • Born in 1947 in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture. Graduated from the faculty of law at the University of Tokyo in 1972. Joined Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs after completing his degree...