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...larger rink size lends itself to faster, more fluid hockey, whereas Bright’s smaller rink is geared toward tougher, more physical play...
Aides say the governor does not want his legacy to include a dismantling of the world's most acclaimed public-university system. Students and faculty, enraged at dramatic tuition increases and crowded classes, are near revolt, and the governor knows anger toward the UC regents and University of California President Mark G. Yudof could easily shift to Sacramento. Yudof dashed off a press release after Arnold's speech, declaring, "I am extremely pleased that the governor understands how vital it is to return the University of California and the California state university system to solid financial footing." But state senate...
...study, which was conducted on mice, is part of a hot new area of research called epigenetics, which explores how experiences and environmental exposures affect genes. "This is a major step in understanding the development of cocaine addiction and a first step toward generating ideas for how we might use epigenetic regulation to modulate the development of addiction," says Peter Kalivas, professor of neuroscience at the Medical University of South Carolina, who was not associated with the study. (See the top 10 scientific discoveries...
Given his stated commitment to work toward the abolition of nuclear weapons, it's possible the review will call for aggressive cuts. That can't happen, however, without Russia's cooperation, and the current START negotiations are only the beginning. Until that happens, however, both sides will remain locked in a nightmarish anachronism, with nuclear annihilation of both sides always only minutes away. As Andreasen says, "Most experts agree: We will need to do more than the new START, with greater urgency and on a much broader front, to get ahead of the nuclear danger...
...meant to - indeed, perhaps too well. It's clear now that there were multiple signs in recent months that Abdulmutallab was a potential risk, but they were simply lost in the unmanageable flood of information the U.S. intelligence and security agencies are designed to produce. Obama himself nodded toward this problem after meeting with security officials this week. (See why Obama was angry with the intelligence community...