However, this is most pronounced growth yet seen, and some experts suggest that the effect of the surgical "sticking together" of the sheath ends contributes by inflaming the surrounding tissue, which then produces chemicals which help the nerves grow.

BBC: Nerve growth success

And that process of mental accounting ends up having a profound effect on the way we spend and invest.

FORBES: Magazine Article

She is now worried about the effect of a criminal conviction on her record and does not know whether she will return to driving when the ban ends.

BBC: Shame drink-drivers, says Paralympian Simon Richardson

That changed with the most recent group of exemptions that went into effect October 28, but the switch included a 90-day grace period that ends Saturday, as TechNewsDaily pointed out.

CNN: Unlocking new smartphone becomes harder Saturday

As for silver prices and their direction, Smallwood remains bullish as he points to the U.S. presidential election Wednesday as something to watch out for but ultimately thinks whoever ends up as commander in chief, it will have little effect on the state of the U.S. economy.

FORBES: 'We're Very Bullish About Our Fourth Quarter': Silver Wheaton President, CEO

All this concrete ends up lining streams and waterfalls, but it also has contributed to the "heat island" effect in Tokyo.

NPR: Public Works Endanger Japan's Environment