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...loved his neighbors. Today, in Katrina-imposed exile, he misses his old community. The 75-year-old father of nine has left New Orleans only two times in his life. The first was to serve his country in Korea. The second was when FEMA evacuated him to San Antonio, Texas, during the catastrophic flood that followed Katrina. As he jokes to his friends, both times the government picked up the tab. Now he waits daily for FEMA to give him hope as our family members try to rebuild and reconnect with our roots...
...with this orchestra’s ethos of having “fun with serious music,” this classical concert will include Franz Schubert’s “Symphony No. 6 in C Major, D.589 ‘Little’” and Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons,” as well as narration by Joan Kennedy, whose words will be interpreted in American Sign Language by Caroline Jackson. Featuring Joseph Silverstein, former BOS concertmaster and assistant conductor. Sanders Theatre. 3 p.m. Tickets available through the Harvard...
Corporate America, meanwhile, is hoping brain scanning can help sales. "The big question for neuroeconomics is, How does the human brain make decisions like which car to buy or what to have for lunch," says Antonio Rangel, director of the neuroeconomics lab at Stanford. Research is showing that the limbic system, which governs emotions, often overrides the logical areas of the brain, suggesting that the "rational actor" theory of economics misses deeper sources of motivation rooted in unconscious feelings and interpersonal dynamics. Instead of aiming at consumers' logical decision-making processes, companies could perhaps appeal to the fuzzier side...
...Second place Binghamton answered the same number of problems correctly as Harvard, beating the Harvard team only by finishing slightly faster. Depending upon how the final rankings work out, Harvard still stands a chance of earning a wild card spot in the World Finals, to be held in San Antonio, Texas this spring...
...losses, the most contentious issue will arise. Why would the Hornets return to New Orleans, where the team ranked last in attendance even before Katrina's economic devastation? Critics have accused the owner of the NFL's Saints, Tom Benson, of trying to desert New Orleans for San Antonio or Los Angeles. "The goal is to go back," insists Hornets owner Shinn, who has already moved the franchise once, from Charlotte, N.C., to the Crescent City three years ago in search of better returns. Can he guarantee it? "Will you promise to me there will be no more hurricanes between...