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...recognized Mandarin sounds. But when she repeated the experiment with three control groups?one set of babies that saw the Chinese speaker play with babies on video, another that listened to an audio recording of the Chinese woman playing and a third that had no exposure to the Chinese speaker???none seem to perceive Mandarin sounds. Apparently, the presence of a living, breathing human was essential...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Getting Sharp: Want a Brainier Baby? | 1/8/2006 | See Source »

...York to present their country's position. But then Khomeini balked. He condemned the session as having been "dictated in advance by the U.S.," and Iran's Revolutionary Council voted to boycott the debate. The U.N. went ahead anyway, and in an extraordinary Saturday night session, speaker after speaker???including those from the Soviet Union and a number of African nations?denounced Iran for holding the Americans. When the debate ends this week, the Council is expected to approve a resolution calling formally for the release of the hostages. Some Council members also wanted the resolution to refer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Storm over the Shah | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

House Democrats. Representative Finis J. Garrett of Tennessee was named as the Democratic candidate for Speaker???which means, since it is not planned to elect him, that he will be minority floor leader...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONGRESS: Caucuses | 12/10/1923 | See Source »

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