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...caught--he didn't think he could be caught. All the poems and puzzles he created over the years to taunt the police were peppered with clues to his identity, like a word search he sent to a TV station last May packed with terms like "lost pet" and "6220"--his house number on Independence Street in Park City. But he was just showing off, a peacock fanning out its feathers. "If he wanted to get caught, he would have hung out at the crime scene," says profiler McCrary. "He just thought he was smarter than everybody else...
...sentiment, but they make pictures with kids because, well, they hope a sack of money will fall on them. A big project (like the Harry Potter series) can earn zillions, and even the smaller ones do O.K. Because of Winn-Dixie, about a motherless girl (AnnaSophia Robb) and her pet dog, was made for an estimated $15 million and pulled in $13 million in its Presidents' Day weekend debut--and it's not even very good. Dear Frankie, a Scottish drama about a fatherless deaf boy (Jack McElhone), has been charming festival audiences and opens this week...
...President Larry Summers' speech on gender disparities in January. In his first sentence, he said his goal was "provocation" (rarely a wise strategy at a diversity conference). He called for "rigorous and careful" thinking to explain the gender gap among top-tier tenured science professors. But he described his pet theory with something less than prudence. The most likely explanations, he said, are that 1) women are just not so interested as men in making the sacrifices required by high-powered jobs, 2) men may have more "intrinsic aptitude" for high-level science and 3) women may be victims...
...heartbreaking to watch Walls and her three siblings try. When her father takes her to the zoo, he has her reach into the cheetah's cage to pet it. One year, with no money for Christmas presents, he has her just pick out a star in the night sky: "We laughed about all the kids who ... got nothing for Christmas but a bunch of cheap plastic toys...
...possibly make them smile? As your article pointed out, however, we cannot wait for enough friends or a lot of money to make us happy; we have an amazing capacity to set ourselves right. Peter Fischer Kloof, South Africa You should have included the pleasure of having a pet. We have so much to learn from animals. A beloved cat or dog is a constant joy, not only to families but also to the elderly and lonely. Along with my family and friends, my cats rank way up on my personal happiness list. Janet Parkhurst Cape Town Happiness...