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For example, in the spinal cord, where successful regeneration ultimately depends on axon extension in an appropriate direction over long distances, factors that promote parallel axonal growth, and discourage non-parallel growth, should enhance long-distance regeneration.
For example, requirements specifying low levels of financial assets in order to qualify for government benefits may discourage personal saving.
While the pollution taxes would discourage some activities that are counted in the GDP, the reduction in other taxes would encourage other such activities.
And the Los Angeles Times leads with California's endorsement of throwback math standards for public school students that emphasize--get this--correct answers and lots of practice and discourage reliance on calculators.
That's plenty, of course--Culturebox would never discourage you from going anywhere to see Michael Stipe's gray-blue sheer organza suit, a beautiful embodiment of androgynous glamour, or the wholly deconstructed Edwardian getup Jean-Paul Gaultier designed for Madonna, with its exuberant bursts of taffeta, twill, and satin, as well as an over-the-top silk top hat.