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...shut off) could hear the sweetness. I could hear whole orchestras in the upper frequencies, whereas with the Bose 'phones, the sound was flat and muted. I don't mean to dis the Bose set completely, especially since my family gave it to me - at my request - last Father's Day. Indeed, I got those 'phones for air travel, and their noise-cancelation is superior to the Beats...
...city has been buzzing with anticipation over Obama's visit, and his reported request to use the Brandenburg Gate as the backdrop for his only public address in Europe sparked a local media frenzy. Chancellor Angela Merkel reacted with "bewilderment" to the Senator's request to speak at this historically charged location and appeared concerned that approving the request would be interpreted as taking sides in the U.S. presidential race. Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, for his part, welcomed the suggestion that Obama speak at a venue rendered iconic by John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, saying...
...deter. But the most crucial functions of international indictments and arrest warrants are ones that are rarely heralded: stigmatization and incapacitation of really bad people. Even to the world's worst actors, that can be a powerful incentive to behave. It's revealing that since the ICC issued its request for an arrest warrant, Sudan's al-Bashir has improved humanitarian access to Darfur refugees. And this before he got a glimpse of his future...
...autistic adult patients; afterward, those who received oxytocin were better able to decipher emotions in tone of voice. Moreover, these improvements in social awareness lasted for nearly two weeks. (In 2006, Hollander filed a patent for the use of oxytocin to treat symptoms of autism spectrum disorders; the request is still pending). Investigators at Mount Sinai have also found that oxytocin nasal sprays enhance autistic patients' ability to interpret facial expressions...
...control in general. Aspin predicts that Congress will freeze this year's $2.8 billion SDI budget. The members of the House Armed Services Committee, he says, rank SDI as a low priority. In the Senate, a subcommittee working on the SDI funding proposal cut $800 million from the Administration request last Friday, with conservative Republican Orrin Hatch joining those seeking more substantial slashes...