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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...
...House life. Central to the report is the visualization of what an ideal House should be, regardless of location or cost. The report concludes that the “historic mystique of a Harvard building” should be reconciled with more practical concerns gleaned from student surveys and focus groups, including better lighting and heating, increased privacy, and greater sound-proofing. According to Nelson, the report is the only probing study of residential life in recent years. The last extensive report was published in 1969, she said. “This is an important stage in Harvard?...
...thought that letting people focus on federal funds applications this semester, but retaining a seed grant program, would be the wisest policy,” Hyman said...
...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...