And contrary to the old dogma that the brain is genetically fixed in form and function, he says, the new understanding of "neuroplasticity" means the brain has the ability to change in significant ways throughout life, not only as a result of experiences but also by our own mental activity.

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Practically all were closed-end fixed-income securities, preferred stocks or some other form of fixed-income product masquerading as stocks.

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That stimulus, mostly in the form of fixed asset investments in infrastructure, followed by low interest rates, fueled a hard asset bubble that the Chinese government has been trying to pop since last year.

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Options, which are a right to purchase shares at a future time at a fixed price, can be a form of compensation to be used by cash-strapped companies to hire key employees they could not otherwise afford.

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Lehmann has authored numerous articles on bonds and fixed income investing both in financial columns and book form.

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While Labour supports the idea of fixed term Parliaments, it claims the bill in its current form "does not stand up to scrutiny".

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In their simplest form, a piece of wood is spun around a fixed axis, and pieces of the material are chipped off with a blade.

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The 22 January date was fixed because it was the last date available before the stadium takes delivery of the pallets of grass which form the pitch.

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