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...expectations that surround Martin are not simply a function of the fact that he is not Chretien. They have more to do with his challenging Canadians to do something they are not always comfortable doing--to think big. In a recent interview with TIME, he kept coming back to a determination to "set ambitious goals" for his country, and it needs them. For a place that is rich and comfortable, Canada punches well below its weight on the international stage. Its armed forces--once among the finest in the world--are now a bit of a joke, with equipment that...
...only wish the new medications had been around when I was a child. Much needless suffering could have been avoided. Restoring a neurochemical balance in the brain, however imprecise the method, allows one to function normally and master emotional skills. Only then can a person benefit from psychological treatment and counseling. Those who call these medications a quick fix are hiding behind a screen of moralistic superiority and have never suffered from one of these debilitating diseases. JANE SIBLEY Dallas...
...More than ever, al-Qaeda has become a network of networks, a loose association of a variety of different organizations. A few thousand core operatives who have sworn loyalty to Bin Laden may today function as trainers-of-trainers, and capitalizing on Bin Laden's years of investment in training and funding for tens of thousands of the footsoldiers of localized Islamist movements throughout the Arab world and among Muslims from China to Chechnya, East Africa to Southeast Asia. And the U.S. invasion of Iraq has dramatically boosted the growth potential of this more diffuse jihadi movement over which...
...programming and algorithms that made the site function were Zuckerberg’s primary interest in creating it, he said...
...been 50 years since we discovered that the human brain does not lie dormant at night, but instead cycles through organized, discrete sleep stages. Yet we are only now getting close to understanding the function, or functions, of sleep. This evolving understanding, particularly of the interaction of sleep with learning and memory, holds important insights for students—and even for educators...