Word: switch
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...away from the present than in it. People typically overestimate how often they are in the moment because they rarely take notice when they take leave. It is only when the environment demands our attention--a dog barks, a child cries, a telephone rings--that our mental time machines switch themselves off and deposit us with a bump in the here and now. We stay just long enough to take a message and then we slip off again to the land of Elsewhen, our dark networks awash in light...
...from the shock of starting a new day. Rising cortisol levels signal the hypothalamus to stop sounding the alarm. Other parts of the brain chime in, and eventually the adrenal glands ratchet down their cortisol production. In other words, the brain's stress response contains its own off switch...
...been willing to take the time and share his views so openly and patiently with educators in my adopted home.” Lewis’ visit to Hong Kong came as the country embarks on a transition from a three-year to a four-year university system. The switch has prompted educators to discuss the goals of an undergraduate education, according to Gordon, who is also the head of the independent Hong Kong publisher Chameleon Press. Shanghai is not currently considering any large-scale educational reforms, and Lewis characterized the Chinese education system, which has remained largely pre-professional...
...dinners with friends. How many much-needed moments of solitude are drowned out by iTunes, or conversations are shattered by shrill ring tones? We should, of course, buy and enjoy our armadas of gadgetry, but not forget that they all come with an “Off” switch, and no natural law commands us to keep them ever next to our hearts. Perhaps a day at Harvard shorn of cell phone, iPod, and email would be inconvenient, but it would also bring us freedom from constant contact—before we too do not “know...
...that switch hasn't happened. China's financial sector has been held back by the slow pace of reform, allowing Hong Kong's modern capital market plenty of room to grow. Not only has Hong Kong strengthened its position at the financial heart of Asia, but today it's competing with powerful centers in New York and London. Companies going public via Hong Kong's stock exchange in 2005 raised more money from initial public stock offerings-$21.6 billion?than any other exchange except New York, according to Thomson Financial. Last year, Hong Kong ranked No. 1, beating...