Even so, the process of building so many formulas "helps us think about what life needs and what environmental requirements are necessary to support life, " said Carl Pilcher, director of NASA's Astrobiology Institute at Ames.

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An ex who is successful at winning back the love of his life already knows what he needs to do without having to ask, he knows his past works against him so tries extra hard to overcome past history, and he backs up what he says with actions and real substance.

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Brynjolfsson countered that there is or should be more to life, or more to what economists track, than how well our basic needs are met.

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"The state will do all what needs to be done, in the quickest way, to assure the return to normal life to such a special and productive region of the country, " Monti said in a televised statement.

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