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...experienced gastronome, the rule for approaching the high-stakes tables of Paris is the same as in Monte Carlo: know your game, never play with more than you can lose and still have fun. Fun is the whole point of eating well. But these are tough times. Fine dining is experiencing a wave of popular interest just as prices are soaring out of reach for many. "Destination restaurants" are becoming a one-time splurge for the curious. That, in turn, could lead to slipping standards if most diners are too intimidated to complain - and the rest are too rich...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paying the Price for Art You Can Eat | 1/15/2006 | See Source »

...anatomists called it. Only about half the mass of the brain is composed of gray matter, or nerve cells; the rest is white matter, the connecting tissue that, in a sense, glues it all together. Much of that white matter is made of conductive nerve strands, and covering each fine wire is a fatty sheath of myelin that keeps nerve signals from sputtering out or cross firing during transmission. "Myelin is what makes us human," says Bartzokis. "We have 20% to 30% more than other primates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Staying Sharp: The Surprising Power of the Aging Brain | 1/13/2006 | See Source »

...Possession of a Class D substance, which includes marijuana, with intent to distribute carries a sentence of no more than two years, or a fine between $500 and $5,000, or both, according to Massachusetts General Law. But a drug violation within a school zone carries a minimum sentence of two years in prison and a maximum of 15 years...

Author: By Robin M. Peguero, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Students Question Police Dorm Search | 1/13/2006 | See Source »

...from succumbing to the same fate. Sofia is a tragic heroine and Richardson is absolutely luminous in the role, both mesmerizingly beautiful and heartbreakingly pitiable. Fiennes is equally heartrending as a man looking for redemption in a world he can’t see. The British actor has a fine American accent and his captivating facial expressions, especially when he regards Sofia, are worth sitting through this sometimes tedious two-and-a-half hour film. Throughout the film he seems unsure whether or not the beautiful Russian returns his feelings, as he hesitates with both speech and movement. The interactions...

Author: By Jessica C. Coggins, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The White Countess | 1/12/2006 | See Source »

...allegedly been drinking. A third passenger, 15-year-old Melissa Smith, was also seriously injured. The “social host” law in the state punishes those who allow minors to drink on their property with up to one year in prison and a $2,000 fine. Believing that he had a strong “social host” case against party host Nathanial Berberian, Northborough Police Chief Mark Leahy asked Worcester District Attorney John Conte to release the results of the toxicology tests conducted as part of the victims’ autopsies to his department...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: One Phone Call | 1/12/2006 | See Source »

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