Word: processing
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...have misjudged the Corporation's commitment to student welfare and its members' interest in student input. For all we know, every question the candidates faced concerned the welfare of undergraduates. But the process the Corporation has overseen smacks more of a fear of what students might say if included meaningfully in the process--a fear that perhaps should be expected from Stone, who has been publicly dismissive of the "kids" the University aims to educate...
...assume that stress is bad for your heart and that scaling back can only improve your health. But life isn't as simple as that. True, there is growing evidence that stress plays a role in cardiovascular disease, both in the buildup of fatty plaques inside the arteries, a process called atherosclerosis, and in the triggering of heart attacks. But stress is by no means as clearly defined a danger as, say, smoking, obesity or high cholesterol...
...President Bush's promises to bring a new tone to the capital, it felt like the bad old days in Washington last week. Democrats railed about the "shameful subversion of the process" as Republican leaders muscled the largest chunk of Bush's tax cut through the House with virtually no Democratic influence or support. The education bill everyone says he or she wants limped out of a Senate committee, but only after Republicans blocked Democrats from adding money for school repair and Democrats blocked money for vouchers. As a favor to business interests, Republicans in both houses rolled back Clinton...
...adult system failed to slow the trend. Even when juvenile-crime rates began to decline in the early '90s, fear of teenage "predators" lingered. States lowered the age at which kids get shifted into the adult system and broadened the definition of so-called adult crimes. They streamlined the process that held sway for much of the last century, whereby a juvenile-court judge decided each child's fate. In more than half the states, certain juvenile offenders now go to adult court without any hearings at all. Once Tate's mother rejected a plea offer and the jury reached...
...weights and colors, I can make your eye bounce around the printed page." Picture editor MaryAnne aims to match the style of the photography to the spirit of the subject: bold and graphic for portraying designers, ethereal for spiritual leaders. "When it's done very well," she says, "the process is invisible." The Golons have lots of wizardry planned for our next nine installments, which will showcase such talents as athletes, musicians, thinkers and healers. For an even richer version of each chapter, check out time.com/Innovators...