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But the stories of Madoff's victims also signal a new resetting of personal expectations, a dramatic and inspirational recasting of the American Dream. "Right now, the people going through this tragedy are in the process of reordering their lives, re-evaluating their place on earth, and trying to find...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Madoff's Victims: Finding Meaning in the Devastation | 12/30/2008 | See Source »

Dopamine is responsible for making us feel satisfied after a filling meal, happy when our favorite football team wins, or really happy when we use stimulating drugs like amphetamines or cocaine, which can artificially squeeze more dopamine out of the nerve cells in our brain. It's also responsible for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why We Take Risks — It's the Dopamine | 12/30/2008 | See Source »

"It's going to be so remote, cold and windy that we expect around a thousand or so of the most hard-core enthusiasts," he says. "But we're claiming this is the only spot from France where the Statue of Liberty is visible at low tide - meaning all eyes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: French Protesters Say Non to the New Year | 12/30/2008 | See Source »

In addition, inaccurate information about disabled access standards can leave even well-meaning business owners, who have had their premises inspected, vulnerable. Building inspectors and architects are sometimes misinformed about state compliance standards. In some cases, state and federal regulations are in direct conflict. For instance, California state regulations require...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lawsuits by the Disabled: Abuse of the System? | 12/29/2008 | See Source »

The report contains another caveat: the 1,106 civilian deaths this year that relate directly to U.S. troop presence - meaning Iraqis killed by U.S. troops or those civilians killed in attacks carried out by insurgents targeting U.S. troops - has remained relatively unchanged since 2006. "While deaths caused by Unknown perpetrators...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iraq Report: Civilian Deaths Decrease | 12/27/2008 | See Source »

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