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...introduce measures that would allow European economies to expand faster. As part of that, the French are calling on the ECB to reduce its benchmark lending rate of 4% in much the way the U.S. Federal Reserve has in the past months. That move would not only make it easier for companies and consumers to access credit, but also decrease the higher yields investors are seeking when they pull their money out of the U.S. economy, and park it in euro-zone markets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europe Longs for a Weaker Euro | 3/13/2008 | See Source »

...replacement pops up," says an officer in Nablus, wearily. For the IDF, the catch is this: because of Israel's tough tactics and the daily humiliations Palestinians must endure, anger at the occupier gets continually restoked, which makes the job of the militant ideologues that much easier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel's Secret War | 3/13/2008 | See Source »

...answer may start with brain chemistry. In the 1990s, Israeli researchers identified what they thought of as a risk gene, a bit of behavioral coding that changes the reabsorption of the neurotransmitter dopamine, making it easier for some people to respond to stress or anxiety. The higher your threshold for those feelings, the higher your tolerance for risk. But that accounts for only 10% of thrill-seeking behavior. A later University of Delaware study suggested that another neurotransmitter, serotonin, plays a role as well. The chemical helps inhibit impulsive behavior, and it could be in short supply in people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Science of Risk-Taking | 3/13/2008 | See Source »

...week after he submitted it in early December, he got a response: likely. Barjon says he will be attending.Tyler G. Funk, also a track and field athlete from Dallas with a similar academic background, says that the likely letter he received from Harvard made the recruiting process much easier for him.“In recruiting if you don’t act quickly enough, you lose your spot as quickly as you get your opportunity,” Funk said.Link, on the other hand, is part of a far smaller proportion of students who receive likely letters...

Author: By Lingbo Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Likely Letters on the Rise | 3/13/2008 | See Source »

...many students focusing on the bottom line, GPAs, test scores, job offers, and extracurricular activities, adding a broader perspective of why students attend college or earn a degree will only make them appreciate more the position in which they find themselves. A journey with a destination is much easier to navigate than one without, and with this program in place students will be ushered along a more purposeful track...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Positive Thinking | 3/10/2008 | See Source »

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