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...that's true, scientists turn to such advanced diagnostic tools as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) machines to peer into the brains of gamblers while they play. In a 2001 study conducted at Harvard Medical School and elsewhere, researchers monitored subjects as they engaged in a wheel-of-fortune game. The investigators looked mainly at several areas of the brain known to be involved in processing dopamine, a pleasure-inducing chemical released during drug and alcohol...
...Americans weren't scary enough behind the wheel, our cars are becoming as diversion-packed as our homes. Customizers have started installing TV screens in the front seat of vehicles, allowing drivers to watch movies as they weave in and out of rush-hour traffic. If you think some jerky lawyer yammering on his cell phone is a road hazard, just imagine how deadly he'll be while watching Braveheart at the same time...
Marwan says the occasional bomber may ask to be chained to the wheel to make sure he doesn't flinch at the last moment. "If you have any little doubt in your mind about your own ability to carry out the mission, you do that to make sure you don't lose your courage," he says. He scoffs at reports that some suicide bombers are intoxicated. "Those who go on these missions know that they are about to see their Creator," he says. "Do you think we would meet Allah in a state of drunkenness or drugged? It is unthinkable...
...apartments for their mainland relatives, who then obtain permission from Chinese authorities to move there. Some 270,000 people from Hong Kong stream in every week to visit and sight-see. Two of the most popular stops: Sea World and Honey Lake amusement park, which features a monorail, Ferris wheel and double-loop roller coaster. In 1984, tourism and retail sales accounted for one-third of the zone's $666 million revenues. Even the industry that has sprung up is unimpressive. Instead of attracting the high-tech companies that Peking hoped for, Shenzhen produces mostly clothes, plastics and assembly-line...
...borough president's suicide was a grotesque climax to a case that had been unfolding since the early morning of Jan. 10, when police in Queens noticed a weaving car, investigated and found Manes at the wheel. He was dazed and bleeding profusely from a slashed wrist and ankle. Rushed to the hospital, Manes survived heavy blood loss and a subsequent heart attack. At first he claimed that he had been attacked, but he later admitted that his wounds were self-inflicted...