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...There may be more than mere St. Valentine's romance (or even crass commercial motives) at play in the new film's appearance right now. A Kiss - Off the Record was made in 2003, but shelved, Voropayev explains, to avoid the appearance of conflicts of interest after he became a civil servant later that year. He has since served as vice-governor in two Russian regions. Voropayev resigned in December, so he says he thought it quite proper to release this movie at last. That may be true. But Voropayev may well figure that it can't hurt to send...
Perhaps that's why we find such stories so fascinating. More than just our neighbors on the evolutionary tree, primates are our doubles in the animal world. We look into their eyes and we see ourselves, and even experienced scientists who've spent years observing them struggle to avoid falling into the trap of anthropomorphism. It would be nice to believe, on a Valentine's Day, that when George and Leah lock eyes, they know a little bit of what we might feel when we look upon our loved one. And perhaps they do. But they don't need...
...avoid these unconscious urges, Gross said, “people should find solace in other things when feeling sad, such as socializing or athletics, to curtail their spending...
...Traditionally marriages took place only within castes, and there was little social or economic mobility. That is changing as society evolves, and government affirmative action programs mean an increasing number of lower-caste members now have good jobs and nice houses. Some have taken on upper-caste surnames to avoid lingering stigmas. "But when it comes to marriage, parents want to ensure their children are marrying into the right caste and lineage and are not being deceived," Singh says...
...Army officials have made it clear they believe they can trim the 15-month deployments back to 12 months even if the troop level in Iraq remains at 130,000 for a period of time. That will give Petraeus and the Bush Administration, which wants to avoid any action that could jeopardize the past year's gains in Iraq, leverage to suspend the pullout for a time. Senator Jack Reed, Democrat of Rhode Island and a former Army officer, asked Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, at a hearing last week if doing that wouldn't break...