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...mind is the promise that he will enter paradise immediately upon dying as a martyr. There was scant mention of furthering the Iraqi or Muslim cause, no explanation of how his death might lead to some lofty goal. The bomber's prime aim is personal spiritual salvation and reward. Casuistry and sophistry are the tools used by terrorists to justify their actions. The bomber relies on selective application of Koran verses as a rationale for his behavior. He aims to get to paradise even if it is over the dead bodies of friend and foe alike...
...another experiment, De Waal and his students reward two monkeys for a task by giving them cucumber. It's not a favorite food, but they happily go on doing the task anyway. Then the scientists begin giving one of the monkeys grapes--like caviar for a capuchin. At that point, the monkey that is still getting cucumber refuses to play. Says De Waal: "It's like me discovering my colleague, who works just as hard as I do, gets a salary that is twice the size of mine. I was perfectly happy before...
...matter to the board again. Courtis, who had not resigned, was now in a difficult position. Advisers to CNOOC have said he still had reservations about the deal. But his employer, Goldman Sachs, had been hired by CNOOC as its investment adviser and stood to reap a significant reward for its efforts only if the deal went through. When it came time for another board vote, Courtis recused himself. Henkes, critically, did not oppose it, and neither did anyone else on the board...
Kiley estimated the Democratic plan would eliminate 2.6 billion dollars in subsidies over the next five years in addition to the $17 billion that would be saved under the Student Aid Reward (STAR) Act, which would facilitate direct borrowing from the federal government without intermediaries. Democrats say that money would go to fund Pell Grants...
...willing to take risks. When most people are graduating, they’re seduced by the security, financial reward, and ease of seeking out jobs on Wall Street, or some type of grad school. Moving to LA with nothing but the hopes of landing an acting gig, or finding an entry level production job and hoping to work through the system, is scary. But for anyone passionate about a career in entertainment, it’s worth the risk. And the sooner they can get used the taking such chances, the better, because that’s what the entertainment...