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• And the brain as metaphor looms so large that there isn't much room left for the simultaneous physical reality that the brain is material, performs mechanical functions, can .
• That day isn't here quite yet, but it's coming, and perhaps soon.
• A new study says gentrification isn't a bad word, and that on average, a changing neighborhood can be a boon for its residents.

• International Relations and Security Network
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News & Articles

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• SunRay Park: Isn't He Clever always dangerous in New Mexico
  Isn’t He Clever has rarely made a wrong move in New Mexico. He has compiled a 6-for-8 record in the state, and on Sunday will be returning to it to lead the $75,000 San Juan County Commissioners Handicap at SunRay Park in Farmington.
  June 21, 2013 - Daily Racing Form
• The TV Isn't Dying–Americans Still Overwhelmingly Unwind in Front of the Tube
  Your computer isn't gunning for your TV. Despite countlessaprocryphalstories about the death of the TV, Americans have spent an overwhelming amount of their leisure time in front of one over the last nine years, according to new Labor Department data on Americans' spare time—a survey first conducted in 2003.What's on those screens has no doubt changed with the rise of video-on-demand services ...
  June 20, 2013 - National Journal via Yahoo! News
• The TV Isn't Dying—Americans Still Overwhelmingly Unwind in Front of One
  Your computer isn't gunning for your TV. Despite countlessaprocryphalstories about the death of the TV, Americans have spent an overwhelming amount of their leisure time in front of one over the last nine years, according to new Labor Department data on how Americans spend their time—a survey first conducted in 2003.What's on those screens has no doubt changed with the rise of video-on-demand ...
  June 20, 2013 - National Journal via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in Politico
  This isn't about me,Obama said. "This debate is about the letters I read when I sit in the Oval Office every day, and the stories I hear at town hall meetings.This debate is not a game for these Americans, and they cannot afford to wait...
• Ben Bernanke in Wall Street Journal
  I don't see any reason to destroy the franchise value or to create the huge legal uncertainties of trying to formally nationalize a bank when that just isn't necessary,Mr. Bernanke told the Senate Banking Committee.
• David Villa in Sportsbook Gurus
  Every game is different,Villa said. "I'm sure Germany isn't happy we got through."