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Alas, violence is all too present. Abu Dhaim's killing spree--along with a suicide bombing in the Negev town of Dimona last month--highlights Israel's continued vulnerability to terrorist attacks. Just because fewer Palestinian terrorists are slipping into Israel from the Palestinian West Bank doesn't mean that they have stopped trying. Says an officer in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF): "Our people sleep comfortably in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv because the IDF is putting in a huge effort, day and night, in the West Bank to prevent terror...
Still, lack of control doesn't necessarily mean lack of joy. "The research also shows that most people consider themselves happy most of the time," says University of Edinburgh's Bates. "We're wired to be optimistic. Most people think they're happier than most [other] people." And even if you aren't part of that lucky majority, Bates says, there's always that other 50% of overall life satisfaction that, according to his research, is not genetically predetermined. To feel happier, he recommends mimicking the personality traits of those who are: Be social, even if it's only with...
...prosecution. But U.S. Attorney Michael Garcia denied that was the case. "There is no agreement between this office and Governor Eliot Spitzer, relating to his resignation or any other matter," Garcia, of New York's Southern District, said in a statement. Conviction on Mann Act and "structuring" charges could mean prison time...
Hansen-Koharcheck and her colleagues are hopeful about their prospects of better understanding the structure of Enceladus - and what that will mean about the conditions in its interior. "It's one of these fun mysteries," she says. "It all goes back to this question: Could there be life...
...vote effort, however, may have come from an unlikely quarter: President Bush, who last week expressed the hope that the Iranian people would stay away from the polls. That news is more likely to inflame nationalist passions and swell the turnout. So, while large-scale disqualification of opposition candidates mean that the results won't hold too many surprises, voter turnout still could...