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...Mark Rosenzweig and his colleagues at Berkeley indicate :hat animals trained to learn and assimilate information develop heavier cerebral cortices, more glial cells and bigger nerve cells. But does the computer really stimulate the brain's activity or, by doing so much of its work, permit it to go slack...
...result, inflation for all of 1982 now looks likely to remain under 5%, the lowest level in six years. Says David Levine, economic analyst for the investment firm of Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.: "The long-term outlook for bonds is bright indeed. The vast amount of slack in the economy will ensure that inflation will continue to decline even after the economy starts to recover...
...about three-fourths of their March quota of 7 million bbl., analysts expect Riyadh to maintain that level, rather than pump more, in order to maintain prices. Predicts Henry Schuler of Georgetown University's Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington: "The Saudis will take up the slack. I think they are compelled to hold prices and accept a reduction of market share...
This has become abundantly clear since last March when Saudi Arabia, the group's biggest producer at 7.5 million bbl. per day of output, forced through what amounted to a 9.6% production cut. Its purpose: to take up slack in the market and prevent petroleum prices from slipping below the cartel's official $34-per-bbl. bench-mark level. Once they had agreed to the cuts, Iran, Libya, Venezuela and several other cash-squeezed member states began pumping crude at levels above their ceilings (see chart), as well as discounting the price to their customers. As a result...
...dearth of shots in the early going and was shaky versus Iselmoe's attack later in the game Over all, said assistant Coach Ronn Tomassoni. "We really didn't skate well enough to win on most night. But it's nice to have one line pick up the slack when your others...