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DIED. CLEVELAND AMORY, 81, best-selling author and animal lover extraordinaire who fought for the rights of underdogs the world over; in New York City. Amory chronicled his most famous rescue--of his pet cat Polar Bear--in The Cat Who Came for Christmas. But he was also well versed in the habits of two-legged creatures, penning a sardonic series on society's upper crust...
...aforementioned John (Linnell) and John (Flansburgh), rolled into Boston for a packed, high-energy show at Avalon October 14. Never a typical "alternative" or "pop" band, TMBG has defied categorization in its decade-plus career. From their humble beginnings with songs that referenced Menudo, toddler highways and a pet dog's suicide, to their newest ditties about worms and dead guys, it's certain TMBG have not forgotten their quirky roots...
...percent senior citizens, is not often friendly to fledglings attempting to infiltrate the scene. Many times, newcomers are chastised for their playing faux-pas such as, according to 75 year-old Angie, "talking during the calling of numbers, poor eye-hand coordination and slow reaction rates, [which] are all pet peeves for the dedicated players." Furthermore, young whippersnappers often discover a myriad of unspoken rules and traditions that accompany the game, such as the use of Bingo Lingo, the proper places to set up one's cards and, most importantly, the appropriate time to use the illustrious word "Bingo." These...
...terms of ability but in terms of positive attitude, initiative and motivation," says Susan Rocco, who has been teaching math for 24 years. More surprising is that Bismarck is not regarded by schoolmates as a hopeless nerd who hangs only with fellow brainiacs. "He's not a teacher's pet," attests his buddy Ruben Ramirez, a self-described jock. "You'd think with all that work, he'd be boring and uptight, but he's loose and he's real funny." Bismarck, for his part, says he just likes to work hard: "I'm happier knowing I'm doing...
...many of the researchers whose work contributed to the frenzy are worried that their findings are being misinterpreted by the public. "The breathtaking PET scans of babies' brains have fueled a kind of anxiety that is unwarranted," says Craig Ramey, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Alabama, referring to the imaging technology that vividly depicts areas of high and low brain activity. "Parents may be conveying to their children a franticness about doing everything right." University of Chicago psychology professor Janellen Huttenlocher, who reported correlations between the size of toddlers' vocabularies and how much their mothers talk to them...