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Moreover, it's not the magnetic pulses that affect the brain but the modest electrical currents that the pulses induce--almost like an echo--in the brain's nerve cells. At some frequencies, those electrical currents seem to stimulate neural pathways but at other frequencies inhibit them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Resetting the Brain | 3/14/2005 | See Source »

...first annual Celebration of Black women took place in 1994 as a modest ceremony in the houses of Harvard and according to Owusu-Kesse has flourished since its inception. “The Celebration has grown with each year while the spirit and purpose behind it has remained unaltered—honoring women who have redefined the face of excellence, women of distinction, and agents of empowerment,” he said...

Author: By Kyle A. De beausset, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Contributions of Black Women Honored | 3/14/2005 | See Source »

...basketball game and splitting time in two UC committee meetings, Glazer opts for some late-night Felipe’s, where he frequently ends up with Chadbourne for more UC-talk. After prepping with Chadbourne for a meeting with University Hall the following morning, Glazer stays up until a modest 3:30 a.m. catching up on communications, looking over drafts of bills, and checking in with more UC members...

Author: By Liz C. Goodwin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Glazer Hopes for Change | 3/14/2005 | See Source »

...scene? Credit the booming music nostalgia market, which has stirred up enough interest in the '80s to entice Morrissey, New Order, Duran Duran, Mtley Cre and others back into recording studios. But while those acts made their previous albums within the Napster era and had modest expectations for their comebacks, Idol, 49, has been inactive since 1993's disastrous Cyberpunk and believes that his new collection, Devil's Playground, out March 22, may restore his former glory. "I'm not a retro act," Idol says in his parched English growl. "All these new bands got their music...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nice Day to Start Again | 3/13/2005 | See Source »

Without missing a beat, the modest, soft-spoken Mallozzi openly admits to making an attempt to influence at least one major part of the film. Near the film’s end, one of the teens, Samnang, is accepted to his top-choice school, Brown University. However, due to a mix-up with his financial aid forms, he is unable to afford tuition, and has to decline the acceptance. At the Q&A, Mallozzi has no qualms about telling the audience members that she tried to raise money for the boy’s tuition...

Author: By Abe J. Riesman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: VES TF's Documentary Shows Integrity | 3/10/2005 | See Source »

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