Word: performancy
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...better deal but ties up more capital. It might appease our restless animal spirits for a time; biologists have found that receiving an apology affects blood chemistry, slows the heart rate and calms our breathing - all much needed at a moment of national fibrillation. Chimpanzees apologize, or at least perform "reconciliation protocols." How hard can this be? (See 25 people to blame for the financial crisis...
...students to block with, but could no longer request to be in a particular house; in other words, fate was introduced to the housing process. William F. Abely ’99, Bill, now an attorney in Boston, and his blocking group would become the first to perform a sacrificial rite the night before housing...
...Beyond its symbolism for the nation, Eurovision 2009 is also a milestone for Noa and Awad, who will perform in English, Hebrew and Arabic. Born south of Tel Aviv - but raised in New York City until her late teens - Noa (whose real name is Achinoam Nini) has spent her career using music to bridge the boundaries between Arabs and Jews. "I've always worked with Arab singers - from places like Lebanon and Algeria - but this is the first time we will sing together in a common language," says the folksy singer-songwriter, who has performed with the likes of Sheryl...
...Dopamine transporters perform cleanup work," says Volkow. "They remove dopamine after it's released and recycle it." The more dopamine that gets left in the spaces between cells, the longer its rewarding effect on the brain - and the likelier it is to lay down the roots of addiction. As Volkow and Fowler suspected, the PET scans of the men who had taken modafinil showed that dopamine transporters were indeed being blocked by the drug and overall levels were rising...
...realize how much I love it until I stopped,” she says. Fallon and O’Brien discovered that there was no community or space on campus for Irish dancing. So, together with Forberg, they founded Corcairdhearg, with a three-pronged mission to perform, to teach, and to compete, while helping others to do so. Caitlin D. Driscoll ’11, a former competitive Irish dancer, says she became very serious about dancing again as soon as she found out about Corcairdhearg. “It has rekindled my love for Irish dancing. It?...