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Gray stopped random passersby in Harvard Square and put a weight in their hands, asking them to hold it for as long as they could. He then handed them a dollar and told them they could either keep it or donate it to charity. After he gave them the weights again, those who donated the dollar were able to hold the weight longer than those who did not donate the dollar...

Author: By Elizabeth D. Pyjov, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Psych. Study Examines Willpower | 4/21/2010 | See Source »

Junior Max Perlman and freshman Andrew Ferreira combined to shut out Brown and hold the Bears to five hits in the second game of the twin bill...

Author: By Evan J. Zepfel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Strong Efforts Ensure Sweep | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

...rate, what the film lacks is inventiveness, as it continuously resorts to clichés. In a recurring image, Campanella shows a woman’s hand on the side of a window of a moving train and, of course, a tear in her eyes as she tries to hold onto her lover’s hand through the glass. The atmosphere is so sappy that one might find oneself wishing she could just fall into the tracks...

Author: By Elizabeth D. Pyjov, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Secret in Their Eyes | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

Sophomore Whitney Shaw hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the first to give the Crimson enough offense to hold on for the win. The long-ball to leftfield was her sixth of the year and came as part of a two-for-three performance in the first game of the afternoon...

Author: By E. Benjamin Samuels, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Softball Wins Third Straight | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

Opening up a new front in North Waziristan now, Pakistani military officials say, could undo the gains achieved in areas like Swat by diverting troops from areas they must continue to control. As one officer said, "To hold the ground, you have to be on the ground." The heavy security footprint, the Pakistanis argue, is aimed at avoiding the U.S. military's experience in Iraq, where some areas like Mosul north of Baghdad, once cleared, saw troops draw down only to have militants return and necessitate the re-insertion of American forces to clear them out again. (Will Pakistan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistan's Military Holds Back in North Waziristan | 4/17/2010 | See Source »

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