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BUILDING A DATA BASE We think of learning and memory as somehow separate functions; in fact, they're not. Both are processes by which we acquire and store new data in a way that makes them retrievable later on. The storage takes place, says the current theory, as a pattern of connections among neurons, the nerve cells that serve as the brain's basic building blocks. When information-the image of a new acquaintance's face, for example-enters the brain, it arrives in the form of electric impulses streaming from the retina, up the optic nerve and into...
...were useless because they would just get married and have kids. Twenty-five years later, that perception has not changed as much as it should have Although a woman--or a man, for that matter--may take time off to care for children, that does not mean that she somehow loses a vital part of what made her a desirable employee in the first place. After having her child, she will likely return with more experience and perspecctive--valuable assets for any forward-looking company...
While the courage of O'Grady and his rescuers is nothing short of exemplary, let us also express our gratitude for the everyday heroes of the armed forces who have fought to preserve the freedoms many baby boomers and Generation Xers take for granted. Somehow Memorial Day and Veterans Day seem to have woefully little significance to the average American today. We should seek out World War II, Korean War or Vietnam-era veterans. They have their own incredible stories of survival and valor to tell. Ann V. Lombardi Atlanta...
Fortunately, I was not alone. There were about 150 other students there too, and it seemed as if we were all in the same boat. Administrators told us that we had been placed at 29 Garden because of certain special "qualities" we allegedly possessed that somehow made us fit for the place. We were to read into this: independence, self-reliance, a good sense of direction, street smarts...
This means you may find the occasional diplomatic motorcade stationed outside your front door. Unfortunately, it also means that VIP guests see your rooms when Harvard decides to show them a typical student lifestyle, Mass. Hall residents are rumored to be hand-picked by some mysterious criteria that somehow qualify them as model Harvardians...