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...test this hypothesis, the authors added an extra layer to the experiment. After the students either touched or didn't touch the Slinky and the coffee mug, they were asked to imagine picking up the products and bringing them home. The other half were asked to simply evaluate the products in their minds. Among those who touched the products, imagining ownership did not affect the price they'd be willing to pay for them. However, among those who didn't touch the items - a group that shares the same hands-free experience as online shoppers - picturing ownership led to significantly...
...Obama recently sent two senior officials to Damascus to test the waters, signaling Washington's willingness to end its campaign to isolate Syria. And early success on the Israel-Syria track would do wonders for the Administration's wider Middle East ambitions. Not only would it formally cement the 40-plus years of relative calm on the Israeli-Syrian frontier, it would potentially detach Syria from its alliance with Iran and enlist Damascus in moderating or eliminating two key radical elements - Hamas and Hizballah - on Israel's borders. Iran's resulting loss of influence in the region could, in turn...
...hour days and Kramer had to take unpaid leave to prepare for his Aikido black-belt test. Even so, he's not thrilled. "I actually literally thought to myself before that I'd be willing to take a 20% pay cut to work 20% less hours," Kramer says. "But now that it's actually happened, I'm thinking work isn't so bad after...
...between Paul and his patients or Paul and Gina. (Two sessions air Sundays at 9 p.m. E.T., three on Mondays at 9 p.m. E.T.) But the talk is the action. There are slashes and parries and feints within feints; the patients circle to guard secrets or act out to test Paul's boundaries...
...then-No. 19 Massachusetts two weeks later. While Harvard will attempt to secure another win against a ranked team, the Crimson will also look to tally another win away from home, bettering its road record of 3-1. For Harvard, Saturday’s game will provide a test in strength between the two Ivy League offenses. “We just have to play our game,” Smith said. “One of their big tactics is to come right out and sort of intimidate their opponents right off the bat. But one of the things...