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...struggle to restore health to Africa's politics and economies, there are decisive moments of tangible gain or dangerous relapse. The presidential election in Nigeria on April 21 is such a breath-holding moment. Africa's scorecard is finely balanced. Its 53 countries are overwhelmingly democratic, and the economic growth rate of sub-Saharan Africa remained above 5% last year. Ghana has just celebrated 50 years of independence and is prospering. Last year's elections in Congo went better than most people dared hope. A new peace deal has been brokered in the Ivory Coast. But there are also serious...
...Higgins said, however, that he believes the program does not exclude students based on their financial situation. “The skills necessary for fundraising are very interpersonal, and there’s no reason that someone from a lower socioeconomic background wouldn’t be able to gain those interpersonal skills.” Higgins said that students should take advantage of their personal and professional connections to solicit funds from for the campaign. “Students for Mitt is an innovative fundraising program geared towards engaging students in the political process and giving them another opportunity...
...Existing stem cell lines, yes. What I don?t believe in is creating life for the sole purpose of destroying it. We gain a great deal by medical research and the good news is that the politicization of the stem cell issue probably is not even necessary, because recent discovers have shown that stems cells from the umbilical cord may in fact be as useful as the embryonic stem cells that were previously created...
...more scholarly light, covering topics such as games and learning, the concept of value in virtual worlds, and the political and civic impact of video games. GAMING IN THE LABORATORYA number of professors have agreed to contribute to the Review, touting the positive benefits and principles that can be gained from video games and the example that they set.“It is important to realize that video game playing can have many effects on psychological processes, depending on the type of games people play,” writes Assistant Professor of Psychology Yuhong Jiang in an email. Although...
Harvard researchers have found another explanation for the national child obesity epidemic: mothers’ weight gain during pregnancy. The seven-year study, led by Harvard Medical School instructor Emily Oken, discovered that children whose mothers gained at least the recommended amount of weight during pregnancy were four times more likely to be overweight at age three, compared to those whose mothers gained less. The recommended weight gain for women with a normal body mass index (BMI) is 25 to 35 pounds. This number varies depending on the BMI of the expecting mother. The study is published in the April...