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...Zoloft? Unsatisfied by your Xenical? Help may be on the way. A new technology has emerged that may take the edge off depression (or appetite). The treatment, called vagus nerve stimulation, consists of mild electric shocks from an implanted generator that are fed into the depths of the brain via a nerve in the neck. The current travels from the pacemaker-like gadget in the patient?s chest, through wires to the vagus nerve, and delivers the "feel good" or "I?m full" message to the brain every few minutes. While the precise connection between the treatment and the emotional...
Eventually, she made her way into law, but maintained an active interest in Israel and the Middle East--a fascination that has been shared via the opinion pages of America's newspapers...
...world than on strategic considerations. "The U.S. really doesn't need to test nuclear weapons any longer because we have more than enough bombs to destroy all life on the planet," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. "Maintaining the readiness of that strategic arsenal is already being done via computer testing; the U.S. hasn't conducted an underground test in seven years." The treaty, which would only come into effect once all nuclear-capable states have ratified it, is, however, considered an important brake on the ability of China and other more recent nuclear states to modernize their arsenals...
...allowed to travel the road only at Israel?s discretion, and that?s left many of Arafat?s constituents angry and frustrated. "To travel this road to Gaza in my car, I?ll need a permit from the Israelis," says TIME West Bank correspondent Jamil Hamad. "I apply via the Palestinian Authority, which forwards it to the Israelis. They do a security check, and I?m given a permit five days later." Israelis control the border checkpoints onto the road, and reserve the right to arrest Palestinian travelers deemed a security threat. Although Arafat?s negotiators had initially resisted Israel...
Cynics are already calling it MSMIT. Software giant Microsoft is funding the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in a five-year, $25 million research venture called "Project I-Campus" to develop technology to enhance higher education. Projects under consideration include the improvement of long-distance learning via the Internet, web-based virtual museums and "global classrooms...