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...fails to inspire. It's one thing to read about Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean," but quite another to read about German industrial band Einstürzende Neubauten. The Pitchfork 500 has some gems hidden within its pages (bonus points for giving The B-52's "Private Idaho" the respect it deserves), as well as some questionable decisions (The Stone Roses' "I Wanna Be Adored" is way better than the book's choice of "She Bangs the Drums,") that can be chocked up to a matter of taste. But for the most part, the project comes off like a personal...
...study may even help to explain why treating depression alone - rather than addressing patients' mental state and accompanying behavioral changes - has not proven successful in reducing the risk of heart disease. "We have always looked at certain behaviors like physical activity and smoking in isolation with respect to their effect on heart disease," says Dr. Clyde Yancy, president-elect of the American Heart Association and medical director of the heart and vascular institute at Baylor College of Medicine. "But one or both could be manifestations of depression, which in turn leads to heart disease...
...says things most superintendents would not. "The thing that kills me about education is that it's so touchy-feely," she tells me one afternoon in her office. Then she raises her chin and does what I come to recognize as her standard imitation of people she doesn't respect. Sometimes she uses this voice to imitate teachers; other times, politicians or parents. Never students. "People say, 'Well, you know, test scores don't take into account creativity and the love of learning,'" she says with a drippy, grating voice, lowering her eyelids halfway. Then she snaps back to herself...
...elders have gathered here, most of them in traditional garb, and much of the morning has been taken up with the elaborate Arab rituals of salutation. Every newcomer must greet every person already present with handshakes, hugs and kisses - on the cheek to show friendship, on the shoulder for respect. Then there are the endless cups of tea and coffee. The early arrivals bask patiently in the November sun as they wait for the laggards...
...Rhodes Trust Saturday. The Rhodes Scholarship, one of the most widely recognized academic scholarships in the world, provides an all-expenses paid academic experience at the University of Oxford in England. The criteria for selection include “high academic achievement, integrity of character, a spirit of unselfishness, respect for others potential for leadership, and physical vigor,” according to the scholarship’s Web site. Snider, a resident of Friendswood, Texas and a senior in Mather House, is studying biological anthropology. She said her particular interests lie in the interactions between cultural beliefs and scientific...