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Europeans are rich. Their history has taught them to be suspicious of armed force, and there's nothing wrong with that. But they now have two options. They can devote their energies to criticism of those loudmouthed, big-shouldered, gun-toting Americans, or they can seek to ameliorate suffering around the world. The choice should be easy...
Much of the SAT's material isn't taught until high school, so younger children often score poorly. Critics say giving the test so early saps the confidence of insecure kids and creates competitive students who focus not on learning but on mastering standardized tests...
Sleep is a funny thing. We're taught that we should get seven or eight hours a night, but a lot of us get by just fine on less, and some of us actually sleep too much. A study out of the University of Buffalo last month reported that people who routinely sleep more than eight hours a day and are still tired are nearly three times as likely to die of stroke--probably as a result of an underlying disorder that keeps them from snoozing soundly...
...Thomas Byrne, a senior analyst with U.S. credit rating company Moody's Investors Service, says the crisis taught the country humbling lessons and reduced the insularity of corporate and government leaders. Byrne was in Seoul recently, scrutinizing the economy?Moody's is considering boosting Korea's foreign currency rating, a move that would help cut borrowing costs. He says just getting essential data out of officials used to be difficult. Now Byrne has the Deputy Finance Minister's home phone number and spent some time during his trip knocking back shots of fiery soju liquor with him. "We didn...
...Hypnosis] allows the body to substitute a complimentary sensation for pain,” he said. “Every doctor ought to be taught the simple techniques of hypnosis...