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Although the decanters might look unwieldy - the Swan and Flamingo stand two feet (0.6 m) tall - they are perfectly balanced to prevent spillage. So you won't lose a drop when you're filling your dinner guests' glasses. www.riedel.com

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best in Glass Decanters | 5/7/2008 | See Source »

When it comes to keeping your brain healthy - and working at its best - doctors have long advised patients to "use it or lose it." The idea is to keep the intellectual highways humming; if circuits aren't used, they tend to deteriorate and eventually wither away, leading to dementia, and in some cases,Alzheimer's. But new research provides a twist on this familiar advice - it turns out that some people benefit more from using it than others...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taxing Jobs Pay Off in the End | 5/5/2008 | See Source »

That means that those with the lowest cognitive abilities are most likely to lose it if they don't use it, and also most likely to protect themselves from dementia and other cognitive problems by keeping their brain circuits active. Not surprisingly, the jobs that proved most beneficial to these folks include the higher degree professions such as law, medicine and journalism, but any career that required multi-tasking, organizing and managerial skill also boosted cognitive abilities later in life. "Any job that requires you to keep fresh, whether it is new sales techniques or learning about new products...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taxing Jobs Pay Off in the End | 5/5/2008 | See Source »

...individual event in 2000 and 2004. Vezzali currently holds the No. 1 ranking in the world, but Cross defeated her the only time the two dueled.“It was a long time ago, and I think I had the advantage of being young and having nothing to lose,” Cross says. “I think that I have the potential to beat her again, but it would definitely take everything in my arsenal to pull it out.” To beat one of the Italian women, Cross must duel flawlessly while utilizing her greatest...

Author: By Jake I. Fisher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cross Solidifies Spot on Olympic Squad | 5/5/2008 | See Source »

...head in the final race with a spot at nationals on the line. “It came down to the absolute last race with Tufts,” Dolbec said. “We had to beat them to qualify. It was really intense. We ended up losing the 1, but finished 2-3-5 on the water.”That was good enough to beat the Jumbos, despite a scare when the crews got back on the dock.Tufts filed a protest against the Crimson, but it was disallowed, giving Harvard sole possession of third place...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Impressive Weekend Earns Harvard Nationals Spot | 5/5/2008 | See Source »

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