Word: focusing
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...what Pagani and others call "effortful control" - are just developing. The better the brain can be trained at this stage, the better it performs later in life. Pagani cites a 2007 study published in the journal Science that showed that simple attention-boosting training taught in kindergarten improved focus and concentration in later years. "You can introduce a cost-effective program and reap enormous benefits," she says...
...keep the ball deep, [Morrissey] would make mistakes.” Davis swept the first set, but in the second set she quickly fell behind three games to none. “It was nerves,” Davis said. “But I buckled down and regained focus.” In doubles play, William & Mary toppled the Crimson 8-2, 8-4 and 8-0 in the first, second and third positions, respectively. Even with a tough weekend down South, Harvard is confident that sunnier days lie ahead. “I know that these close matches...
...dreamy-cute, so very nearly David Cassidy? His brothers are presentable - soccer-boy Kevin using the stage's long runway as a launch pad for acrobatics, choir-boy Nick strumming or drumming in relatively oblivious repose - but Joe is the teen meat. All eyes, hearts and prepubescent yearnings focus on him, and he gives it back, pleased to be watched, in true exhibitionist showmanship. A few songs into the set, he removes his jacket to reveal a sleeveless chartreuse T shirt and a golden physique, not over-muscled but taut and downy. (Look, I'm paid to observe these things...
...dancers, as well as the effective costume and design choices. The curtain is drawn to reveal a stylized woodland scene. White curtains set off the deep emerald green background, and the cast of female dancers, in their long green tulle skirts, match their environment perfectly. The first half focuses on port de bras, with the dancers dividing into pairs and mirroring each other, again emphasizing the dreamy, aquatic nature of the piece. The formal nature of the movements is perfectly articulated, quietly mesmerizing the viewer. The central piece, “Rubies,” represents the new American style...
...Ultimately Chinese carmakers, not foreign manufacturers like Hyundai, are expected to benefit most from Beijing's moves. "Domestic manufacturers mostly focus on the production of automobiles with smaller engine power, and they benefit the most from the tax reduction policy," says Yao Jie, deputy secretary general of China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. While domestic brands accounted for 26% of the market last year, their share climbed to 30% in January, Yao says. Chery Automobile Co, the highest-selling Chinese automaker and manufacturer of the popular QQ compact, says it expects to increase sales by 18% this year...