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...clearly visible from here and where Hizballah holds sway, is a source of unease for the residents who look to the Shi'ite group for protection. "I don't think it's calm enough yet to feel confident," says Hussam Najjar, a criminal court magistrate. With his pressed gray suit, blue tie, sunglasses and neatly trimmed mustache, Najjar looked out of place among the bearded gunmen and local villagers. But he voiced his foreboding for the future of Shi'ite-Druze relations in the area once the current crisis is over. "We have been neighbors for hundreds of years...
...cloak ourselves in avatars, it subtly alters the manner in which we behave," says Bailenson. "It's about self-perception and self-confidence." But researchers are still trying to figure out the psychological mechanisms at work, and which way the effect flows: "Do you consciously wear your power suit to feel confident, or is it that you're in this suit and you're feeling up, but you're unaware of the reason?" says Bailenson...
...inception in 1977, it has granted over $40 million to Truman Scholars. Yet, there is a limit to the amount of grants that can be given all in all. Harvard has already increased financial aid resources tremendously and most universities are in no position to follow suit. As a result, a system of loans would enable universities to help more students than the select few who receive scholarships and fellowships...
...trial basis with a responsible privacy agreement, there does not seem to be a concrete reason to fear decreased autonomy or information leaks. Many other educational institutions have successfully turned to outside providers like Google and Microsoft for their e-mail needs. The biggest roadblock to Harvard following suit seems to be closed-minded thinking. This is unacceptable when so many readily available solutions exist to the problems that plague our outdated system...
Tony Stark tinkers in his lab to build a gadget that will keep him alive and a metal suit in which to house the artificial organ: the media dub him Iron Man. Speed Racer drives the car built by his dad to win the big rallies and in the process becomes one with his souped-up T180...