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...relatively better food (chocolate) or the worse food (sardines); this forecasting group was asked to imagine eating the chips before, after or instead of the alternatives. Students in another "experience" group were instructed to eat the chips and the other foods. Turns out that the other foods had no impact on the actual enjoyment of eating chips. "People who are simply imagining how much they're going to like chips imagine they're going to like them much more if they're eaten after sardines, than if they're eaten after chocolate," Gilbert says. "That's wrong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can You Predict Happiness? | 2/19/2008 | See Source »

...years and where a U.S.-backed Ethiopian invasion in early 2007 helped exacerbate what the U.N. now says is the worst humanitarian crisis in Africa. De Waal described Somalia as "the greatest" of the "major shortcomings" in the Administration's policy towards Africa, which also included a "largely negative" impact of the war on terror. So far Bush has yet to mention either Somalia or U.S. military expansion in Africa, which culminated in the establishment of a separate military command for the continent, Africom, last October...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush Accents the Positive in Africa | 2/19/2008 | See Source »

...after the American Peace corps program. While no one will deny the importance of such moves, they fail to tackle the fundamental schisms within Islam. Successful ambassadors of moderate Islam can be found around the world, yet few seem able to stand up to extremism with any kind of impact...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bhutto's Incomplete Legacy | 2/17/2008 | See Source »

...also because it is another step in achieving our team goals,” junior guard Niki Finelli said. “Maduka is a very talented player and this week we’ve been focusing on playing strong and tough defense to limit her touches and the impact she can have on the game...

Author: By Thomas D. Hutchison, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard set for critical Ivy match ups in NY | 2/15/2008 | See Source »

...take much to dissuade people from turning out to vote, says PPP candidate Farahnaz Ispahani. "If there is a threat of violence, the first thing people do is keep their women and children safe." This could have a particularly strong impact on the PPP, which is expecting a strong, cross-party sympathy vote from women...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pakistan Braces for Election Trouble | 2/15/2008 | See Source »

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