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Sports psychologist Andy Barton in London agrees that the two young sailors' situations are very different: "You learn quite a lot between 13 and 16. You can only plan ahead so much, but you need maturity to deal with the unexpected."
Inspiration came from unexpected sources. Some sculptors in Sri Lanka and China simply shaped the Buddha in their own likenesses. A 4th century stucco bust unearthed in Afghanistan features the full lips associated with Indian Gupta art, but also fulsome curls that reflect the Greco-Roman artists brought to the...
This unexpected shift in the trend of clear-cutting and -burning is a result of what's known as agroforestry, an increasingly popular practice, which according to Dennis Garrity, the Nairobi-based director-general of the WAC, could be a "real compensation for deforestation." Farmers are planting trees on their...
Deficits aren't always bad: excess government spending can help alleviate the pain of an economic downturn by encouraging business and curbing unemployment (this is the theory behind the New Deal and Obama's stimulus package). But that doesn't mean that deficits are good, either. The U.S. covers the...
When you enter the Yard’s gates, you’ll be greeted by deep history, vast e-mail flows, great diversity, and of course the unexpected. Prepare for the year ahead by making sure you own these carefully selected items, whether you bring them from home or...