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Greg Ross
Read Montague is a professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the Baylor College of Medicine. He is the author most recently of Why Choose This Book?: How We Make Decisions (Dutton).
Could you tell us a bit about yourself?
As a kid in Georgia, I never had any desire to be a scientist, because I thought that they mainly wore white coats and read long numbers off the displays of analytical equipment—obviously I needed to get out more as a child. More importantly, I did not know anyone who made a living as a scientist. I didn't really know that people were actually paid to discover new knowledge—it still seems a little weird to me, even today.
I lettered in track and field at Georgia Tech and at Auburn University, but reality and injuries kept me from the Olympics, and at the last minute I decided to pursue my interests in the brain—working with a quantum chemist in college, I had been struck by the implications of quantum mechanics for how humans think.
For some murky reason that I can't quite reconstruct, I decided to pursue this interest by going to medical school! I found it unbearably mismatched to my interests (boring and painful), and so I dropped out to pursue a Ph.D. in physiology and biophysics. I stumbled into an opportunity to move to New York City and work with a Nobel Prize winner, Gerald Edelman, and I never looked back. I learned a number of things from Edelman, but mainly I learned how to think big, reach far and go out on a limb despite the number of people just delighting in the fact that I would probably fall. Since then I've evolved several times (in my interests, not my body), and now my work focuses primarily on how people make decisions and how and why their brains make them do so.
What books are you currently reading (or have you just finished reading) for your work or for pleasure? Why did you choose them, and what do you think of them?
For work, I am currently reading an introductory book on string theory by Barton Zwiebach, a collection of John Nash's original mathematical papers and a book on radioastronomy. For pleasure, I have just recently reread Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, and I'm currently reading Michael Crichton's State of Fear (HarperCollins, 2004) and have bought his new book Next (HarperCollins, 2006).
The science books were picked because of a new project that I'm working on to image brain activity from a distance without the big superconducting magnets that modern brain imaging devices require. The Crichton books I read for pleasure—I love the fast pace and his boldness in expressing his opinions, especially the politically incorrect ones.
Books in general fascinate me deeply. They give me a way to steal a bit of someone's experience or point of view without risk. What could be more exciting than to experience a near-death episode on a mountain without actually having to veer close to death? Generally, I have no real taste in reading. I read detective novels with the same eagerness as I do Faulkner. My taste in movies is similarly possessed of a low entry standard—I generally hate artistic movies, most likely because I lack the mental sensibilities to appreciate them. My favorite recent movie is Happy Feet.
When and where do you usually read (specific location, time of day, etc.)?
I read very late at night (after 11 p.m. or so) and when I travel. I don't sleep that much, and so I have a lot of extra time to read broadly, including pulp fiction that would probably embarrass my colleagues and my parents.
Who are your favorite writers (fiction, nonfiction or poetry)? Why?
My favorite fiction writers are Faulkner and Shakespeare. There is something very attractive about the lushness of their writing—for different reasons. I'm incredibly moved by Shakespeare's prose and poetry. In The Merchant of Venice, the speech by Portia ("The quality of mercy is not strained") is remarkably moving even after many readings and even at my advanced "post-40" age.
Faulkner's prose is rich and winding in an almost organic way. It reminds me of living in Georgia in my youth—humidity-drenched forests covered in vines, walks along dirt trails meandering through the woods, and of course the usual quirky, over-involved family interactions that I have found only in the South. His writing mirrors these images somehow. It's still hard to understand how all these complex feelings run in our brains, but the sheer richness of the experiences he portrays is so inviting to me.
What are the three best books you've ever read? Explain.
The Brothers Karamazov, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1880). Sons, fathers, bitter family disputes and how they shape everything in our worldview. The book captures the way that we are forever entangled with our families (for better or worse) and how we make really wacky decisions because of the confusion that family disputes bring. It also highlights how the most distilled disputes originate mainly from those closest to us. In short, the book puts on display how real life is always messy ... and so is real science.
Foundation, by Isaac Asimov (1951). In this book, the great science fiction writer introduces Hari Seldon and his invention—psychohistory. Seldon was a kind of mathematical architect who discovered the mathematical rules by which civilizations evolve and collectively make decisions. Psychohistory and its practitioners, the psychohistorians, would use complicated mathematics to predict the social evolution of the entire galaxy (and maybe the whole known universe). The fascinating part to me when I read this as a kid was the idea that it might even be possible to model the collective decision-making of billions of people. The idea had never occurred to me before, and its novelty (to me) was mind-blowing—of course, it was probably easy to blow my mind back then.
The third best book is anything written by Mark Twain, but I will include instead a specific alternative:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams (Harmony Books, 1979). This is a wacky story of everything we care about—the nature of space and time, the meaning of life, the universe and everything, etc. I read this book just after I graduated from high school, and its carefree view of the deep issues of life is refreshing, inspiring and, in the hands of Douglas Adams, incredibly funny. My favorite invention of Adams is the Infinite Improbability Drive—something we should all own.
What book has influenced you most? Explain how.
The Holy Bible. Its influence directly and indirectly on my youth is incalculable, since it influenced everyone with whom I had contact. And these interactions brought many of my ideas into stark, unavoidable contrast with what other people thought, and why they thought about the mind in one way and not another.
Name three books you want to read but haven't gotten to yet.
The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth, by E. O. Wilson (Norton, 2006)
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, by Michael Lewis (W. W. Norton, 2006)
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, by Michael Lewis (W. W. Norton, 2003)
What book recommendations do you have for young readers?
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1865)
Flatland by Edwin Abbott (1884)
Animal Farm by George Orwell (1945)
Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland by George Gamow (1940)
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (Ariel Books, 1962)
Any book by Mark Twain
A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass (1845)
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (1859)
All these books communicate big themes or common themes that all children have or will face. Animal Farm shows the insidious nature of us-and-them distinctions and how easy it is for "us" to become "them." The life of Frederick Douglass (a true story, of course) illustrates the power of the human spirit to overcome unfairness and difficulties. A Wrinkle in Time, Alice in Wonderland, Mr. Tompkins and Flatland all show that there are always different ways to see the world. Flatland may be a bit sarcastic and ironic for younger children, but it still has some interesting lessons.
What science book recommendations do you have for nonscientists?
Steven Pinker, The Language Instinct (HarperPerennial, 1995) and The Blank Slate (Viking, 2002)
E. O. Wilson, On Human Nature (Harvard University Press, 1978)
Stephen Jay Gould, Bully for Brontosaurus (Norton, 1991)
Antonio Damasio, Descartes' Error (Putnam, 1994)
Daniel Dennett, Darwin's Dangerous Idea (Simon & Schuster, 1995)
Eric Kandel, In Search of Memory (W. W. Norton, 2006)
Brian Greene, The Elegant Universe (W. W. Norton, 1999)
Patricia Churchland, Neurophilosophy (MIT Press, 1986)
Petr Beckmann, A History of Pi (Golem Press, 1970)
Freeman Dyson, Infinite in All Directions (Harper & Row, 1988)
Steven Pinker, Antonio Damasio and Patricia Churchland present neuroscience, psychology and modern approaches to both in the most accessible scientific writing around. In many ways, Pinker has taken over for E. O. Wilson as one of the best science writers of a generation.
Of course as a counterbalance, one needs to read at least something by Stephen Jay Gould, an excellent writer and someone who takes an opposing view to Pinker and Wilson. Dyson and Beckmann both have a true love of their subject, and these feelings make it through their prose clearly. The book by Beckmann is solely devoted to the number pi (3.14159 ...), and as potentially boring as that might sound, the book is simply captivating. Dyson's love of knowledge, understanding and science in general is hard to resist.
Brian Greene is in my opinion the clearest popularizer of modern physics, and his enthusiasm for the subject is infectious. In my mind, his better book is still his first, The Elegant Universe.
Name one book in your discipline that you would recommend for scientists outside your field. Explain your choice.
How the Mind Works, by Steven Pinker (Norton, 1997). The book covers the important ideas about the mind, the computational theory of mind and the way that psychology and neuroscience are different disciplines, and it outlines some of the outstanding problems. Pinker is a terrific science writer and takes readers through a lot of material without burdening them with too much detail or technicality.
You can find this online at http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/read-montague
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Video: Erskine Bowles says Ryan budget "sensible … honest, serious"
posted at 8:41 am on August 13, 2012 by Ed Morrissey
Why is this important? Erskine Bowles has a long pedigree as a Democratic budget thinker — and presidential adviser. When Barack Obama needed to pick the co-chair for his deficit committee, which he roundly ignored in the end, he chose Bowles to represent his side on the panel. Bowles served as Bill Clinton's chief of staff, and earlier ran the Small Business Administration for Clinton. Ezra Klein predicted on Friday that Bowles would be the front-runner for Tim Geithner's job at Treasury if Obama wins a second term.
Bear in mind this while you watch this clip, found by our good friend Morgen Richmond over the weekend — the Ryan budget came as an answer of sorts to the budget recommendations from the deficit committee, on which Ryan served with Bowles. Even though this is a competing plan, Bowles in September 2011 was impressed with it and with Ryan enough to call it "sensible," "honest," and "serious" — although Bowles still didn't accept it as a substitute for the panel's:
Remember this when you start to hear the Obama campaign rip the Ryan budget as an unserious attempt to kill Medicare and allow rich people to feast on the bones of the poor. Bowles has his own issues with Ryan's plan (which at one point in the video below he calls "radical"), but Bowles acknowledges this as a good-faith effort to fix the structural crisis in American finances. That's more respect than Bowles gave Obama's budget, which he noted got voted down in the Senate 97-0, and for good reason. Bowles even tweaks Obama for dishonestly attempting to evade a true comparison and for back-loading cuts in order to claim $4 trillion in reductions over 12 years.
One should not come away with the impression that Bowles supports the Ryan budget. However, it's clear that Bowles has a great deal more respect for Ryan's efforts than he does for Barack Obama's.
Update: Here's the transcript of the shorter clip, courtesy of Resist We Much in the comments:
"Have any of you met Paul Ryan? We should get him to come to the university. I'm telling you this guy is amazing, uh. I always thought that I was OK with arithmetic, but this guy can run circles around me. And, he is honest. He is straightforward. He is sincere.
And, the budget that he came forward with is just like Paul Ryan. It is a sensible, straightforward, serious budget and it cut the budget deficit by $4 trillion…just like we did.
The President came out with his own plan and the President came out, as you will remember, with a budget and I don't think anyone took that budget very seriously. Um, the Senate voted against it 97 to nothing. He, therefore, after a lot of pressure from folks like me, he came out with a new budget framework and, in the new budget framework, he cut the budget deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years. And, to be candid, this $4 trillion cut was very heavily back-end loaded. So, if you looked at it on a 10 year basis and compared apples-to-apples, it was about a $2.5 trillion cut."
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McDonald's (MCD) bucked stocks' bullish momentum today, ending down 0.8% after a downgrade from Janney Montgomery Scott.
Analyst Mark Kalinowski lowered his rating on the stock from Buy to Neutral, and knocked $10 off his target price to $105. Kalinowski wrote that the move comes after the results of the firm's proprietary McDonald's franchisee survey prompted him to reduce his full year EPS estimates, as well as his June and July same store sales estimates.
He thinks that the Street is too optimistic about the company's comps in the near- and medium-term, so that if McDonald's merely matches (or misses) expectations, it will be difficult for the shares to outperform.
McDonald's is set to report same-store sales for June on Monday before the bell.
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I calculate the highest 24-month concentration of merger bids involving firms in that industry in each decade.2 This 24-month period is identified as a potential wave. Taking the total number of bids over the entire decade for a given industry, I simulate 1000 distributions of that number of occurrences of industry member involvement in a bid over a 120-month period by randomly assigning each occurrence to a month where the probability of assignment is 1/120 for each month. I then calculate the highest 24-month concentration of activity from each of the 1000 draws. Finally, I compare the actual concentration of activity from the potential wave to the empirical distribution of 1000 peak 24-month concentrations. If the actual peak concentration exceeds the 95th percentile from that empirical distribution, that period is coded as a wave. For example, 36% of the 161 bids in the health care industry in the 1990s occurred within one 24-month period starting
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ARMED AND READY FOR SUMMER FUN - Monday, 9 July 2012
Children can explore their favourite fantasies and see history come alive this summer at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.
Come rain or shine, Britain's oldest museum has lined up a whole host of activities to keep the kids entertained this summer. From falcons to stunt-riders – and medieval knights to warriors and princesses – there's something to appeal to everyone, all under one roof.
Museum director Peter Armstrong said, "We want children to appreciate that museums are an important part of the world they live in, offering a unique insight into the past and how it shaped modern life. They are guaranteed to have a day to remember, in an exciting but informative way. Museum admission and some activities are free."
Boys and girls will be encouraged to fire their imaginations, including the chance to: meet a dare-devil stunt-rider; learn a marching drill; wield a wooden sword; defeat the space invaders; get their hands on history; fly a falcon; encounter an awesome elephant; build a robot; juggle like a jester; pose as a princess; create a crafty crown – and lots more.
The school holiday programme runs from Saturday, July 21, to Sunday, September 2. Charges apply for some events.
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New museum displays – See the actual arms and armour featured in the best-selling video games and films, plus fantasy and sci-fi weapons. Free.
Game On – Explore the museum and discover how modern sports developed from training for battle. New gallery displays link the national collection to sport. Free.
Falconry experience – See falconers and their magnificent birds bring the past to life, in thrilling demonstrations of this ancient sport. Every Wednesday and Sunday, from July 25 to August 29 (1pm and 3pm). Adults £4, £2 for under 16s.
Join the falconers after the flying show and to get up close to the birds by handling, feeding and flying eagles, owls and falcons. Adults £9, under 16s £7 (includes admission to the show). Places are limited and pre-booking recommended.
Stunt-riding Horse Shows – A breathtaking, dare-devil horseback-charge through history, with some of the best stunt-riders in the business from Atkinson Action Horses. Fridays and Saturdays from July 27 to August 24, shows at 12 noon and 3pm. Adults £5, Under 16s £3.
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Action Arcade – Dance yourself dizzy, snowboard like a champ, or drive the race of your life. Pay-to-play arcade games. £1 per play.
There's also a chance to explore the museum – home to the national collection of arms and armour, including artillery. Other children's attractions include the Jester's Yard play area, crossbow range and various interactive displays.
The Royal Armouries is Britain's oldest public museum and home to the national collection of arms and armour, including artillery. For more information, visit www.royalarmouries.org
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TORONTO — Loblaw has entered into a definitive agreement with Shoppers Drug Mart under which Loblaw will acquire Shoppers Drug Mart for C$12.4 billion in cash and stock.
"We are delighted to partner with Loblaw to leverage our combined strengths. For our shareholders, this transaction provides significant and immediate value, as well as the ability to benefit from future upside by virtue of their continued ownership of shares in the combined company. For our associate-owners and employees, who are a valued part of the equation, it provides the opportunity to pursue rewarding careers as we grow together. And for our customers, it provides more locations with an enhanced mix of products and offerings that contribute to the good health of Canadians," stated Domenic Pilla, president and CEO of Shoppers Drug Mart.
Under the agreement, Loblaw will acquire all of the outstanding Shoppers Drug Mart common shares for C$33.18 in cash plus 0.5965 Loblaw common shares per each Shoppers Drug Mart common share, on a fully pro rated basis. Loblaw and Shoppers Drug Mart anticipate that the transaction will be completed within six to seven months.
Using the Loblaw closing common share price on July 12, 2013, this amounts to C$61.54 per Shoppers Drug Mart common share. This price represents a 29.4% premium to the 20-day VWAP of Shoppers Drug Mart common shares as of July 12, 2013.
"This transformational partnership changes the retail landscape in Canada. With scale and capability, we will be able to accelerate our momentum and strengthen our position in the increasingly competitive marketplace," stated Galen Weston, executive chairman of Loblaw. "This combination creates a compelling new blueprint for the future, positioning us to capitalize on important trends in society, from the emphasis on health, wellness and nutrition, to the imperatives of value and convenience."
"Our customer proposition is at the heart of this combination," added Vicente Trius, president of Loblaw. "Together, we will be able to significantly enhance the customer experience by offering even greater assortments, service, value and convenience while preserving the unique shopping experiences that make both companies leaders in their respective segments. We are extremely happy to welcome Shoppers Drug Mart and its talented people, including their entrepreneurial and trusted Associate-owners, who are well-known for their patient care and friendly customer service. We intend to preserve the great strengths of what the company has built by keeping Shoppers Drug Mart as a separate division of Loblaw, with its own dedicated management team led by Domenic Pilla.
On a pro forma basis, the combined company generated in excess of C$42 billion in revenue, C$3 billion in EBITDA, and C$1 billion in free cash flow in 2012, the companies stated. The transaction is expected to lead to double-digit accretion, adjusted for intangible amortization, in Loblaw earnings per share in the first year.
The combination is expected to yield annual cost synergies of C$300 million by year three, phased in evenly over the first three years following closing. These synergies are not dependent on any store closings, the companies stated.
The total consideration will consist of approximately 53.9% cash and 46.1% Loblaw common shares. Shoppers Drug Mart shareholders will have the ability to choose whether to receive C$61.54 in cash or 1.29417 Loblaw common shares plus C$0.01 for each Shoppers Drug Mart share held, subject to pro ration. The maximum amount of cash to be paid by Loblaw will be approximately C$6.7 billion and the maximum number of Loblaw common shares to be issued will be approximately 119.9 million, based on the fully diluted number of Shoppers Drug Mart shares outstanding. Shoppers Drug Mart shareholders, who will own approximately 29% of the combined company.
Loblaw will finance the cash element of the transaction with available cash resources and committed bank facilities fully underwritten by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., Bank of America, N.A., Canada Branch and Bank of America, N.A. These committed facilities consist of a C$3.5 billion term loan and a C$1.6 billion bridge loan that Loblaw plans to replace primarily through issuance of unsecured notes. The combined company's cash flow will allow for debt repayment and will ensure that Loblaw will have ample liquidity and maximum flexibility to support ongoing growth prospects, acquisitions and investments, the companies stated.
George Weston Limited, Loblaw's controlling shareholder, will buy an additional C$500 million in Loblaw shares to help finance the deal. Weston currently holds approximately 63% of Loblaw's common shares.
More Canadian consolidation: Loblaw buys SDM
TORONTO — Loblaw has entered into a definitive agreement with Shoppers Drug Mart under which Loblaw will acquire Shoppers Drug Mart for C$12.4 billion in cash and stock.


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Default rates measure the percentage of students who fail to repay their federal student loans. A lower default rate indicates that students are finding an adequate means of income after leaving the school because they can afford to pay back their student loans. In addition, lower default rates also indicate a lower amount of student debt. For each school, we looked at the most recent cohort default rates published by the Peterson's for the 2013 fiscal year.
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By Julien Anseau, Asia Region Communications Manager
Julien, who has joined ChildFund's emergency response team on the ground in the Philippines, provides a firsthand view of the damage wrought by Typhoon Haiyan in Ormoc, 60 miles southwest of Tacloban, where ChildFund have been working with children for many years and is now focusing its response.
As the ferry from Cebu pulls into Ormoc, the devastation before me is unbelievable. Buildings and houses have been flattened, electricity pylons blown down, cars turned over, palm trees ripped apart. As I disembark, people walk toward me holding out their hands and asking for food. I note the long lines of people desperate to board the ferry back to Cebu, as many try to leave this hard-hit island.
My first destination is the coastal community of Naungan. Children are on the streets, fetching water, looking for food or just hanging around doing nothing. I meet Sunny, a barefoot 13-year-boy who is sponsored through ChildFund. "I was in the school (evacuation center) with my family when the storm hit," he tells me. "The wind was furious and howling. The noise was deafening. It went on for hours. It was dark outside and the school was shaking. I was very scared. Everyone was screaming and crying and praying. I could hear houses being smashed away and I thought the school would be next. When the storm ended, we went outside and could not believe the destruction. It was the end of the world. We're lucky to be alive."
As in other parts of Ormoc, 90 percent of the houses in this coastal community have been completely blown away. There is no electricity, and we're hearing that power likely will not be restored for four months. All schools are closed and are in use as evacuation centers for the thousands who no longer have homes to return to. Everywhere I go, people are going hungry and asking for food. There is a huge need for rice, a staple of the Filipino diet. Noodles and canned food are also needed. Food aid is only just reaching Ormoc, and it's only trickling in.
I head back into town. There are long lines of people waiting for fuel and food, adding to the chaos. As I walk along the crowded main street littered with debris, a voice calls out, "Hey, ChildFund." I turn to see a young woman. It turns out she recognized my green T-shirt. Michelle, 18, is also sponsored through ChildFund. She tells a similar story to Sunny's. Her house has been badly destroyed and her dad is desperately looking for construction materials to fix it. There is a huge need for roof tarpaulins and plastic sheeting in Ormoc, as the rain continues to come down, making living conditions miserable. Pneumonia and flu are already major concerns, particularly among children.
Next, I meet Manny, 21, who participates in ChildFund's youth programs. He shows me his house in the area of San Isidro, where ChildFund serves 144 children. "This is my house," he says when we arrive. "This is how I found it after the storm. Everything is lost, everything!"
As ChildFund responds in Ormoc, we know that children are particularly vulnerable in disaster situations. Many children are wondering the streets unaccompanied, while their parents look for food and water. Children who have survived this typhoon have lost their sense of security; their world has been turned upside down. The need for psychosocial support is great.
Late last week, ChildFund has opened its first Child-Centered Space in Ormoc. These are safe havens for children to come together, take part in structured activities and, for a few hours, forget the typhoon and just enjoy being children again. I learn that 114 children of all ages have come to play, draw and sing. For the first time since the typhoon hit, smiles appear on their faces. These activities help children deal with trauma and restore some normal routines to their lives. ChildFund also provides food to the children.
As we look ahead to the long-term needs in the Philippine islands battered by the storm, we see a huge need for rebuilding homes and restoring livelihoods. Yet, local officials and communities fear Ormoc will be overlooked and that aid will bypass them because of pressing needs in nearby Tacloban.
On the day of my visit, it continues to rain and it's getting dark, hampering relief operations. The people of Ormoc are bracing themselves for another uncomfortable night. For thousands of young people like Sunny, Michelle and Manny, it means going to bed hungry, sleeping in damp conditions and reliving the nightmare of one week ago when the storm struck.
ChildFund has launched the Philippines Relief and Recovery Fund to respond to both immediate and long-term needs in the Philippines. Relief-phase interventions will include distribution of food and non-food items, responding to immediate health needs and establishing Child-Centered Spaces. The recovery phase will include restoring livelihoods and focusing on education, health and nutrition of children, while strengthening community-based child protection systems and conducting disaster risk reduction and emergency response training and capacity building.
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Beautiful ornaments. Love the snowman!
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Beautiful ornaments. Love the snowman!
Treat people the way you want to be treated!!
funny the snowman spoolman was my favorite too maybe its going to roll on over here??? I got a great idea from your nativity I think I can make a couple nuns for a friend of mine, a little spin she will love it.. also going to turn one maybe into a nurse for my favorite nurse at the dialysis place red cross one .. super little ornaments.
I started mine today! just need to add buttons, beads and stitch it together and I will be done. Not much really once you get the concept down.. I sit often for a long time twiddling my thumbs and then its oh heck I can do.. still more to make more homes they need to go to. I truly like making ornaments small, fast to work on and well you get such lovely results really quick so they are rewarding too.. surely all of you feel the same way. Anastasia poor girl your going to get some tired fingers working them to the bones like that.. one more wont kill you would you like my mail to?
Here today... why what a lucky bunch we are.
I'm so tired of being tired.
I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
Aow, those ornis are nice, love both of them.
Okay ladies, instead of the sewing machine had to get out the jigsaw and the paint sprayer but here was my idea of the not so typical "tree" ornament? Would you be happy or unhappy with 1 of these? Please please be honest, 'cause I sure wouldn't want to send it if you didn't like it. It all comes apart in 6 pieces.
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Jaba~I think the reindeer is adorable....I LOVE IT!!
mdall~really cute ornaments!
Jaba.....did you want my address? Of course we'd love the reindeer!
Too cute, mdall!
The book with the nativity is probably the one book I don't have! Love the idea of making different kinds.
I made ornaments yesterday and today, but haven't decided if these will make the cut. Still have time, so we will see.
That is so cute! I love it....there is a long story behind the reindeer for me (husband's uncle used to raise reindeer in Michigan) but they just make me smile and I know that the lucky recipient will treasure it for sure.
Thanks for sharing.
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The highlight for me today is Javier!!! I just love this boy/young man. I'm still not used to thinking him as a man, but he is now. Just give some time when his skating skills improve a bit, he will be a worthy Olympic Champion! Such nice jumps and showmanship, and the choreography is brilliant!!!
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Well, the men's field right now in North America is weak enough that Evan could get an Olympic spot. He'll need two quads to make it, though.


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(Oct. 3, 2008)--In response to the recent economic crisis, the UTSA College of Business will host a panel presentation, "Addressing the Financial Meltdown," at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7 in the Business Building Richard S. Liu Auditorium (2.01.02) on the UTSA 1604 Campus.
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The discussion will be moderated by Lynda de la Viña, dean of the College of Business. Panelists will include Professor Palani-Rajan Kadapakkam, U.S. Global Investors Inc. Fellow in Finance; Professor Lalatendu Misra, U.S. Global Investors Inc. Fellow in Finance; Tom Thomson, director of the Real Estate Finance and Development program; John Wald, associate professor of finance; and Ken Weiher, chair of the Department of Economics.
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[quote user="East Coast Bias"][quote user="Bread"][quote user="East Coast Bias"]Philly fans definitely suck.That's one thing the whole sports world can agree on
[/quote]No. We dont suck as much as the Niners trolls wishing harm on opposing QBs and making 911 jokes....think about that[/quote]
Sorry Bread.That wasn't directed at you.I've seen you on these boards and most of the time you're cool.But you must admit the majority of your fan base seems to revel in being lowlifes
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He will play, this sounds like Spleengate II
If he didnt see his MRI, he really cant say. Although due to his expertize and experience, his opinion as to the type of injury reported does hold credence. However, I am not placing much on this. Also, Kirk Cousins is no slouch. Shanny choose well when he drafted Kirk Cousins and I am sure he knows the system well.
Ironic how our Defensive Captain and malcontent DE puiblically cry and bow down to Bobby Gee 3 and our OC devises a game plan that handcuffs our offense to appease their fears but Baltimore Ravens defense minus their Defensive Captain, Ray Lewis, were publiccsaly stating prior to the game how they had to bring it and lay the hits on Bobby Gee 3. Although they lost, Baltimore Ravens brought it and beat up Bobby Gee 3. The more he has the ball, the more chances he is going to take and the more he is going to get hit.
Spin that Webb young Davis
who cares about this filthy lizard. i hope they play him and he gets laid out again... this is bound to happen the way he plays.
It brings me back to his arrogant comment stating he would keep getting back up if he was hit, even if he was injured he would be back on the field a while ago.
You can't count out Cousins. The skins made their comeback vs Baltimore AFTER Griffin went down. That was all on Cousins and Morris.
At least if he sits out a few games the hype machine might lose interest.
I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite team in the NFL.


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Located in Center City, Philadelphia, Loews Philadelphia Hotel is adjacent to Reading Terminal Market and within a 15-minute walk of popular sights like Liberty Bell Center. This 4-star hotel has 581 rooms and welcomes guests with a restaurant, a full-service spa, and an indoor pool. It's in central Philadelphia and also close to Independence Hall and Ben Franklin National Memorial.
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Guests of Loews Philadelphia Hotel enjoy a full-service spa, an indoor pool, and a health club. Valet parking is available for USD 49.00 per night, and there's also an area shuttle for a fee. The 24-hour front desk has multilingual staff ready to assist with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and securing valuables. Other amenities at this spa hotel include a sauna, free WiFi in public areas, and conference space.
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The iconic 33-story Loews Philadelphia Hotel is across the street from the Pennsylvania Convention Center and close to all the historic sites, including the Liberty Bell, National Constitution Center, Reading Terminal Market, and Betsy Ross House.
Guests enjoy complimentary access to 12 Fit Spa and Gym. The center has treadmills, strength and cardio machines, free weights, stationary bikes, locker rooms with sauna and steam rooms, and a 2-lane lap pool. For additional surcharges, guests may take advantage of massage, facial, nail and body treatments, and personal training. Guests are encouraged to make spa reservations either prior to or upon arrival.
In the self-service business center, open 24 hours, copying and shipping are available, as well as use of 2 computers with high-speed Internet access, binding, and creation of presentations (surcharges apply for all services).
A "did you forget?" closet at the front desk lends necessities such as umbrellas, computer supplies, belts, and ties. Children younger than 10 and teens receive age-appropriate complimentary goodie bags and child-sized bathrobes upon arrival. The front desk has a supply of children's and teen games, VCRs and video movies, DVD and CD players, books, and safety items. The hotel also provides supervised recreation programs for children.
Other hotel amenities include complimentary Premium WiFi throughout. Garage parking, a shuttle to nearby attractions, and train-station pickup are all available for a surcharge.
Pets are welcomed with food bowls, placemats, and their own room service menu. (Extra fee applies for pets.)
- Indoor pool
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Long-term parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge), RV, bus, truck parking (surcharge)
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Loews Philadelphia Hotel offers 581 air-conditioned accommodations with iPod docking stations and minibars. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels and pay movies. Bathrooms include bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, complimentary newspapers, and phones. Additionally, rooms include safes and coffee/tea makers. Microwaves, refrigerators, and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
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- Pillowtop mattress
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
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Where to Eat
Bank and Bourbon - This venue serves appetizers and entrées for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Seasonal menu. Happy Hour is Sunday to Thursday, 5-7 PM. (Not all meals may be offered daily.)
Room service - Available 24 hours.
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Guests enjoy complimentary access to 12 Fit Spa and Gym. The center offers treadmills, strength and cardio machines, free weights, stationary bikes, and a 2-lane lap pool. Locker rooms provide sauna and steam rooms. The spa offers 5 treatment rooms with a variety of services, including massage, facials, body treatments, manicures, and pedicures. Guests are encouraged to make spa reservations either prior to or upon arrival.
The recreational activities listed below are available either at Loews Hotel Philadelphia or near the hotel; fees may apply.
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- Hot stone massage
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- Number of treatment rooms 5
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- Minimum age to access spa is 18
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Check-in time starts at 4 PM
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Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Awards & Affiliations
- Loews Philadelphia Hotel is listed in the 2011 Travel + Leisure 500.


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Conceptually rigorous and aesthetically adventuresome, Sam Durant's work is hard to classify. Raised in Boston and now based in Los Angeles, Durant mixes the political and historical weight of the former with the seemingly fluffy yet deadly serious popular culture meanderings of the latter. His photographs, sculpture, drawings, and sound installations feverishly splice and juxtapose the disparate, finding, for instance, intriguing connections between art historian Rosalind Krauss and the tragic figure of Kurt Cobain. In a similar vein, he explores the darkly American themes of class, race, death, and the conflicts of progress in relation to such disparate figures as Huey Newton, Abraham Lincoln, Robert Smithson, Neil Young, and Miss America pageant protesters. Nevertheless, Durant's method of free association is never without a solid aesthetic and intellectual spine holding it all together.
In his early series Chairs #1–6 (1995), Durant poses classic mid-century Eames chairs with their undersides facing up. Propped roughly against scruffy floorboards, they suggest evidence at the scene of an unspeakable crime. For some, simply being denied their accustomed reverent viewing of high modernist furniture is the crime itself, but Durant also uses this dethronement to hint at the issues of class, privilege, and unquestioned assumptions that cloud contemporary life. He continues this discussion in the outdoor bronze sculpture Direction through Indirection (Bronze Version) (2003), which features an upside-down tree trunk with gnarled and exposed roots, a recurring motif that he has investigated in a number of drawings and sculptural installations. These stumps reference a 1969 installation by Robert Smithson, a leader of the Land Art movement, at Captiva Island, Florida. However, where Smithson was concerned with theories of entropy and regeneration, Durant pulls this loaded emblem into the bloody present of continuing civil-rights struggles for African Americans and Native Americans.
As a universal symbol, the tree has manifold meanings: tree of life, tree of knowledge, family tree. In many American Indian myths, a tree marks the meeting of sky and underworld or the cosmic center of a community or household. Yet with Direction through Indirection, the stump has been uprooted, violated, and then rendered infinite by its placement on a reflective stainless-steel plate, revealing a glimmer of hope and a hint at second chances. This sculpture was developed in the context of a residency, during which Durant worked with Native American teens, and the site itself only undergirds the content. The land on which the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden sits once served as a seasonal camp for the Dakota. The uprooted tree also suggests the history of European lumber barons—including, as the artist points out, Walker Art Center founder Thomas Barlow Walker, who acquired logging rights on native lands in the 1800s, which contributed to the dislocation of Minnesota's Native American tribes. It is in this historical context that Durant comments, "I saw turning things upside down as a kind of politicizing, a kind of acknowledgment of a world that for Native Americans is turned upside down."1 As always, this artist powerfully captures the specific within the universally metaphoric, the political within the symbolically charged.
Sam Durant, interview with the author, August 2003 (Walker Art Center Archives). ↩


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It could be called the water cooler effect: casual contacts among unlike people, repeated often enough, can lead to unlikely friendships. Annie Baker titled her play Circle Mirror Transformation after an acting workshop exercise, but the result is the same: the kind of bonding that makes you feel a little optimistic about our fractious species.
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre is staging the Obie Award-winner (for best new American play) through October 9.
The premise is worthy but the particular setting and dramatic approach are problematic. We are observing six weeks of adult education acting workshops in a small Vermont town, with all the occasional tedium and shaky instruction that suggests.
That allows for humor but doesn't permit the brisk pace of which scintillating plays are made. The tradeoff for verisimilitude and low-key expectations is a theatrical EKG with few peaks.
Therefore, more than with most plays, Circle Mirror Transformation demands first-rate actors. Do not try this play at home, or on your community theater stage, despite the everyman characters. Fortunately, the gang at the Gamm is the best. Under the direction of Rachel Walshe, every nuance and spark of potential emotional energy of the play is tapped.
Assembled are a woman who recently moved to town and wants to meet people, a sullen 16-year-old girl who dreams of being an actress, a divorced man who works as a carpenter and wants to expand his interests, the director of the community center that is holding the class, and the wife of the latter, who is instructing them all.
Playwright Baker is a brave and sturdy soul. She had the opportunity to reveal them and their developing relationships by having them act out scenes, which would also pique our interest by providing more, well, drama. Nope. We get exercises such as a recurring one that has them lying on the floor and counting out randomly. The most exciting it gets is when they're chasing each other, making rude animal sounds.
We know that things are going to get dicey with pretty Theresa (Karen Carpenter), who is not over breaking up with an abusive boyfriend, with all the lack of self-confidence that implies. Smitten with her is lonely Schultz (Norman Beauregard, who usually settles for being the Gamm's fight choreographer, but here demonstrates admirable acting chops). When Theresa, after Schultz has been kind to her, asks him out for coffee, he is so stunned that he thinks he has said yes when he's only been staring blankly.
Details accrue like layers of lacquer, until each character is polished to a sheen. That Theresa relies on getting by on her looks is evident when she displays pride in her hula hoop proficiency, as though she were a triathlete. After lessons from her, 55-year-old James (Jim O'Brien) gets overly excited — "I'm hooping!" — in the age-old tradition of older men trying to impress younger women.
James's wife, Marty (Wendy Overly), is the instructor in this weekly emotional peep show. Between bubbly stretches of her can-do pep, we sometimes catch her slouching, since her secret baseline mood is far less optimistic. "I hope someday I'll stop being so hard on myself," she eventually admits.
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I have a large hive that overwintered and got big fast. I've kept adding foundation (which is all I have -- these are my first bees) to give them room (while making room in brood nest and also checkerboarding frames of nectar above.) Over the past couple of inspections, there were a several uncapped swarm cells which I cut out. Hive has *lots* of bees, they don't seem to have swarmed yet, still busy and focused.
But on yesterday's check, noted no eggs, hardly any uncapped larvae, still a few frames of capped larva -- and at least 4 capped supercedure cells in the middle of frames throughout the hive. ALL comb is full of uncapped nectar, and they are filling even comb that has barely been drawn. (There is still empty foundation available too...trying to give room...)
I'm trying so hard to get honey from this hive this year. Is there anything I should be doing that I'm not? THANK YOU in advance for your advice. I sure have appreciated the help in the past too. :-)


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A white person whose body is covered with so many moles that they look like a chocolate chip cookie when naked.
That girl I used to date looked like a chocolate chip cookie and I used to play "connect the dots" with her moles.
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after having anal sex with a female. the male removes his penis from her anus and wipes it on her nipples. then bends her back over on the bed and continues to have anal sex very very hard. in that process the now soiled nipples will make contact with the hopefully clean sheets. the resulting dots will leave a chocolate chip cookie pattern.
so no shit there i was doing this chick in the ass. when i pulled out, and she said you best not be done. i said, bitch im no where near done with you. so i cleaned my dick off on her tits and bent her the hell back over. after i got done railing her real hard i noticed the chocolate chip cookie on the bed. the name stuck.
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The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush
After a woman has taken a foul and large shit, if she does one wipe from her anus over her cookie, she will leave sprinkles of scat on her cookie.
What is left is a chocolate chip cookie, which can be ate at one's discretion.
What is left is a chocolate chip cookie, which can be ate at one's discretion.
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I'm sure there is a point to the launch site of Madonna's new music video 4 Minutes, featuring Justin Timberlake... I'm not sure what it is. An obsession with the number 4? Out-of-season hard candy? And lots of annoying tick-tocking?
Madonna's new vid will debut on 04.04 at 4:44pm here
In the church of bubble bath
Here's the story: she was 19! innocent! unassuming! didn't know WHO to trust! But she also wanted to maybe, be in Playboy! Oh Audrina, what a silly soul! And more importantly, what will Lauren think? That orange cowboy hat is hideous.Locally posted NSFW pics here. Those faces.
On the eve of Juno, WE tries to shock us with horror-REAL-LIFE-high-school stories, documented by single mother and corporate marketer Sharon Liese.
Among the usual OMG!/WTF!-yes-high-schoolers-do-give-blow-jobs banter, there are some less titillating and more REAL moments: brain tumors, abortion, and what I can only think to call "underage marriage" to a young man in the military.
THE POP CUTLURE APOCOLYPSE: A Britney Spears/Heidi Montag duet just premiered on Ryan Seacrest's talk show. The song is called "Dramatic" and may be part of a forthcoming Britney Spears - Duets album — BUT it sounds more like a solo from someone, breathlessly, trying to be Britney Spears.
New 3-D fashion from Victor & Rolf. Hmm, no, I think. No, no way.
Boo hoo, Web cam
We blog to exist. This is the premise (blargh) of NBC's new Web-to-TV series Quarterlife, as pontificated by pale and dreary blogger/protagonist Dylan Kreiger (played by Bitsie Tulloch). Already, New York Magazine has written upwards of five articles about Quarterlife (from the co-creators of My So-Called Life).
Normal.Yikes! What's that on her arm?Pics are from London premiere of ScarJo's film "The Other Boleyn Girl". ScarJo's tattoo could be fake. These are real.
Zis pre-view looks so good! Ze drama! Ze passions! Ze trés big bows on ze back of ze purples coats!
And, ze FREEEENCH men! Trés mignon! (you know, very cute):
To be La Lohan…Psh, I think it would be terrible. What a basket case, what a hooch, what a boooob. It's really the latter the latest issue of New York Magazine is concerned with: Lindsay Lohan's breasts. How are you today girls? Just checking in! Hello, breast one! Hello, breast two! It's a nice day inside this pervy photo shoot, isn't it?
There aren't quite twenty seven heads here. But hopefully you get the idea. (The hair is not photoshopped.)
Ms. Biel has basically taken my heart and any semblance of a semblance of truest love and smashed it on the red carpet. She also bleached her hair, wtf!!?? So, when or if Justin proposes to her, expect a really wretched picture of her on here (she could be a totally cool, normalish girl) but I secretly hope she really stinks.


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The kitchen is fully equipped with all the modern appliances and crockery and upon arrival you will find the fridge stocked with complimentary snacks and beverages.
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Please respect your neighbors as you live in a normal building with normal tenants. For example keep the noise level down from 10:00 PM till 8 AM and be nice if you meet someone in the hall or in the lift.
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Paulo is a great host. The flat is really good situated, quiet and you can do a lot things from there. We had a very comfortable stay there, thanks to Paulo and Dorothy who explained us everything, including some very useful tips about London. I recommend !
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Very cosy apartment and splendid communication with the host. For us (3 adults and 2 youths) it was perfect, but maybe five grownups would have found it too small. There was a kind woman, Irina, who gave info about
the flat and reached over the keys, although we came with a late flight. She had to wait for us for a long time, but didn't complain at all, but was just very service minded. Thanks a lot! Will certainly recommend you!
The apartment conveniently located and comfortable, in a neighborhood full of pub's and restaurants. A good place to repeat. The woman who greeted us was very friendly at all times.
Paulo is lovely. It has been diligent in our welfare. The apartment was lovely. It was taken the utmost care to detail. The ideal district, was close to any point of interest and close communication with two metro lines. In summary, Paulo, when we return to London back for sure. to your apartment.
Paulo es encantador. Se ha preocupado en todo momento de nuestro bienestar. El apartamento era precioso. Estaba cuidado al máximo hasta el mínimo detalle. El barrio ideal, estaba cerca de cualquier punto de interes y con comunicación cercana con dos líneas de metro. En resumen, Paulo, cuando regresemos a Londres volveremos seguro. a tu apartamento.
Owner Paul has always responded very quickly to ask. The Uber given on arrival go smoothly. Curr clean, close to the metro. Went with my 4 kids there and the place was enough to sleep. Shopping and restaurants in the street.
Find a Cur book through Wimdu difficult than in some others.
Vermieter Paul hat bei fragen immer sehr schnell geantwortet. Die Ubergabe bei Ankunft reibungslos verlaufen. Whg. sauber, nah an den Metro. War mit meine 4 Kinder dort und der Platz hat zum schlafen ausgereicht. Einkauf-und Restaurants in der Strasse.
Finde eine Whg. buchen über Wimdu schwieriger als bei manchen anderen.
Super apartment, everything is there, even coffee and cocoa powder!
You feel welcomed by all these facilities (olive / salt / vinegar oil ...) at our disposal.
The decor is nice, this small 3 apts are lovely.
0 some small not a great bakery / bar, cool restaurants and shops a little further ... in short, everything is there and even a bus stop (19) which takes you in 20 short minutes in the center of London, side of Covent Garden and co.
Paul is really nice, we have not met in person but the discussions were very enjoyable.
We highly recommend this apartment and when we next stay in London, we'll be back!
Super appartement, tout est là, même du café et de la poudre de cacao !!!
On s'y sent accueilli par toutes ces facilités (huile d'olive/sel/vinaigre...) à notre disposition.
La déco est sympa, ce petit immeuble de 3 apparts est charmant.
0 quelques petits pas une super boulangerie/bar, de chouettes restos et les boutiques un peu plus loin...bref tout est là et même un arrêt de bus(le 19) qui vous mène en 20 petites minutes dans le centre de Londres, du côté de Covent garden and co.
Paul est vraiment sympathique, nous ne l'avons pas rencontré en personne mais les échanges ont été très agréables.
Nous recommandons vivement cet appartement et lors de notre prochain séjours sur Londres, nous y retournerons !
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THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE AND NATURE WRITING 2008. Edited by Jerome Groopman. Series editor, Tim Folger. xx + 330 pp. Houghton Mifflin, 2008. $14 paper.
THE BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE WRITING 2008. Edited by Sylvia Nasar. Series editor, Jesse Cohen. xvi + 316 pp. Harper Perennial, 2008. $14.95 paper.
THE OXFORD BOOK OF MODERN SCIENCE WRITING. Edited by Richard Dawkins. xviii + 419 pp. Oxford University Press, 2008. $34.95.
People unlucky enough to have been born with the rare genetic disorder Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (nearly all are male) live in fear of attacking themselves uncontrollably with their own hands and teeth. Gifted science journalist Richard Preston gives voice to their otherwise silent suffering in "An Error in the Code," an article from The New Yorker that is included in The Best American Science Writing 2008. Preston introduces us to two Lesch-Nyhan patients he has befriended who have bitten off their lips, chewed their fingers to the bone and attempted to rip off their noses. I was so riveted by the details of their stories that I was barely aware that I was learning science as I read.
I was less enthralled by the rest of this anthology. Its editor, Sylvia Nasar (the author of A Beautiful Mind), teaches journalism at Columbia and was once an economics correspondent for the New York Times. So it should perhaps come as no surprise that in this collection of articles from 2007 she focuses on "what was in the news and on people's minds" that year (health and the environment, she says, not math and physics). Many of the articles concern medicine, health policy and the shenanigans of the pharmaceutical industry. The reporting is first-rate and powerfully documented. But by and large, storytelling like Preston's is difficult to find in these pages.
Not so for The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2008, edited by Jerome Groopman. Groopman's collection is more eclectic than Nasar's and is a far better book. The topics covered range from nanotechnology and cosmology to evolution, neuroscience and infectious disease, and the contributors include such virtuosos as Freeman Dyson, Olivia Judson and David Quammen.
In the introduction, which could serve as a primer for any scientist who wants to reach a wider audience, Groopman lays out a few delightfully concise lessons on the craft of science writing. By midlife, he says, he had mastered the formula for getting published in Journal of Biological Chemistry and other scientific periodicals. Missing from that literature, however, were the sick and dying patients who looked to him for answers, "remarkable people who faced difficult and uncertain circumstances." So he began spending time after work at his kitchen table, pounding a laptop. His colleagues characterized the manuscripts he produced as "brilliant" and "deeply engaging," but his wife pointed out that they were "convoluted and filled with jargon" and noted that the people who had praised his writing all worked for him. Thus, lesson No. 1: Find honest readers to critique your work. Groopman also passes along advice he received early in his career from an editor at The New Yorker, who told him that the three "pillars" needed to support an essay are argument, protagonists and cinema—"using words to paint pictures in the mind of the reader."
An excellent example of science writing as cinema is John Colapinto's tale about a linguist-adventurer named Dan Everett and the Amazon tribe he studies. Everett's subjects, the Pirahã, are hunter-gatherers who exist in a permanent state of now. They live so simply that they
have no numbers, no fixed color terms, no perfect tense, no deep memory, no tradition of art or drawing, and no words for "all," "each," "every," "most," or "few"—terms of quantification believed by some linguists to be among the common building blocks of human cognition.
In 2005, Everett published an article in which he claimed, with explosive effect on language and cognition studies, that the language of the Pirahã displays no recursion. Recursion, Colapinto explains, is
a linguistic operation that consists of inserting one phrase inside another of the same type, as when a speaker combines discrete thoughts ("the man is walking down the street," "the man is wearing a top hat") into a single sentence ("The man who is wearing a top hat is walking down the street").
At that time, Noam Chomsky, whom Everett knew and had once revered, had recently revised his theory of universal grammar, maintaining that recursion is "the cornerstone of all languages . . . possible because of a uniquely human cognitive ability." Colapinto deftly interweaves an artful account of the intellectual combat that ensued with the story of Everett's life and some firsthand description of the tribe, which he visited in the company of Everett and evolutionary biologist Tecumseh Fitch.
Walter Kirn's essay "The Autumn of the Multitaskers" thoughtfully critiques our need to be in touch with everything and everyone all at once. He describes driving over an embankment and colliding with a fence after glancing at his cell phone when it made "its chirpy you-have-a-picture noise." His prediction is that the "next inevitable contraction" (after those in the housing market and the overall economy) will be in the "unsustainable investment of our limited human energies in the dream of infinite connectivity." Scientists, he notes, have discovered that
Multitasking messes with the brain in several ways. At the most basic level, the mental balancing acts that it requires—the constant switching and pivoting—energize regions of the brain that specialize in visual processing and physical coordination and simultaneously appear to shortchange some of the higher areas related to memory and learning.
I am guessing that the articles in Groopman's collection will have more staying power than those in Nasar's. But Richard Dawkins's useful and entertaining anthology, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing, contains essays that have already stood the test of time. It consists largely of excerpts from classic books by a who's who of 20th-century scientists such as John Maynard Smith, Fred Hoyle, Steven Pinker, Robert Trivers, Rachel Carson, Edward O. Wilson, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Steven Jay Gould, Albert Einstein, Alan Turing, Brian Greene, Steven Weinberg, Roger Penrose and Douglas Hofstadter. The essays are grouped into sections: "What Scientists Study," "Who Scientists Are," "What Scientists Think," and "What Scientists Delight In." Each piece has a preamble of one or two paragraphs in which Dawkins explains why he chose it. His reasoning is impeccable, and these introductions leave the reader eager to devour what follows. I found the book hard to put down.
The passage Dawkins has selected from Carl Sagan's 1995 book The Demon-Haunted World is beautifully written, devastating and prescient:
I have a foreboding of an America in my children's and grandchildren's time—when the United States is an information economy; when nearly all the key manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues . . .
This state of affairs hasn't entirely come to pass; these anthologies are evidence that gifted scientists, writers and reporters do still grasp the issues and are looking out for any member of the public interested in reading about them. But with memory-challenged multitaskers at the gate, print media disappearing and the advertising that pays for long, penetrating articles drying up, Sagan may yet be proved right.
William Cannon is creative director for science media at the Krell Institute and founding editor of the online science-community-news site Science in the Triangle (http://scienceinthetriangle.org).
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