Word: key
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...analysis of Einstein's brain by Canadian scientists, reported in the current Lancet, reveals that it has some distinctive physical characteristics after all. A portion of the brain that governs mathematical ability and spatial reasoning--two key ingredients to the sort of thinking Einstein did best--was significantly larger than average and may also have had more interconnections among its cells, which could have allowed them to work together more effectively. While the case is far from proven, says Dr. Francine Benes, director of the Structural Neuroscience Laboratory at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass., "it's a fascinating discovery...
...overcast afternoon he was greeted by 8,000 cheering locals outside and 550 invited guests inside St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, which despite its vaulted grandeur was chosen for its relative intimacy, in keeping with the couple's wish for a low-key affair...
...Crimson Key: 1. Cheery cult of studentscloaked in crimson who organize orientation weekand give campus tours to wide-eyed visitors...
Taylor said lawyers from both schools and key administrators, are all at Harvard to work on the agreement...
...struck in retaliation for an attack by Israel?s proxy, the South Lebanon Army, which killed a Lebanese civilian. That sequence underlines the volatile situation in South Lebanon. But though bombing Beirut may be designed to put pressure on Lebanon to rein in Hezbollah, Israel knows the key to peace in the area is Syria. Still, if Barak needs a bad cop, Netanyahu?s only too happy to oblige...