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...some findings are unexpected, even counterintuitive. Creativity, for instance, rarely strikes in a flash but more typically results from steady cogitation. Multitasking, for all its seeming efficiency, can exact a heavy toll on the quality of our output. Daily meditation physically transforms the cerebral cortex. Physical exercise may be as important as mental gymnastics in keeping Alzheimer's disease at bay. Baby Einstein-type videos make a poor substitute for human interaction in stimulating a tender young mind. And perhaps the most unexpected and comforting, recent research confirms that the human brain retains an astonishing degree of plasticity and capacity...
...additional $70 a month - until he discovered he could install a set-top box that allows British residents to receive digital channels without paying a monthly subscription. Recently he called a friend who was visiting India on a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service that allows users to make toll-free calls to each other via their computers' online connection. Now he plans to call friends in the U.S. the same way - instead of dialing his NTL fixed-line telephone. "I'm just trying to find a way to keep down the costs," says Tuttle. His life could obviously...
...good. And it was about Israel, a personal favorite subject, and killing terrorists, another sweet topic. The story, as you probably know, revolves around the brutal massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games in the titular city. The rest is an intriguing study of the psychological toll of counter-terrorism, its cycles of violence and ethical implications. In other words, the Olympics as the backdrop for a discussion of the seediness of global politics and a depiction of man at his murderous worst. Pretty grim stuff. So given the cultural pervasiveness of the film and the limited...
...mayor, saying that he enjoyed the position but welcomed the chance now to spend more time with his family.“I had the great opportunity to work with a great group of people...but I have a five and a seven-year-old. It took a toll, and the kids were excited that I won’t be at meetings every night,” he said.Monday’s meeting included the swearing-in of all nine councillors, including new member Craig A. Kelley, who won a seat over incumbent David P. Maher...
...cold is already taking a toll, as hundreds of enfeebled men, women and children flock to medical camps each day complaining of chest colds, flu and other seasonal ailments. "The quake destroyed the entire private set-up of village doctors and paramedics," says Faisal Edhi, trustee of Karachi-based NGO the Edhi Foundation. "There is a shortage of doctors and nurses, so people now have to travel far to get to the doctors in makeshift medical camps." Because people have no money for fuel, they can't cook meals, adds Rana Khurshid Amed, a Neelum Valley forestry official, "so they...