Word: spelling
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...what exact degree physical activity can influence the effect of the FTO gene isn't clear yet, but, says Rampersaud, at least we now know that genes - especially the "wrong" genes - don't necessarily spell out destiny when it comes to weight. And that's a useful lesson to keep in mind when making small daily decisions - taking the stairs instead of the elevator, say, or passing up a dessert. Every little bit can make a difference...
...tuition plea, which explains that AccessHybrid is an organization he set up to help college and vocational students buy fuel-efficient cars. "I found the work incrediably [sic] satisfying," he adds in what would have been a pitch-perfect letter, had he bothered to run a spell-check. (To see the evolution of the college dorm room click here...
Which is why, when Obama offered to "spell out exactly what that change would mean," he proceeded to outline an agenda as soothing as butter on bread. A tax cut for 95% of working families, but not a cent for lobbyists. Jobs for Americans. Energy independence in 10 years. Fuel-efficient cars that are easy to afford. Better insurance at lower cost. Who could possibly disagree...
...Telluride Film Festival, where he received a life achievement award that I was asked to present to him. I'd gotten to know him in the '70s when, as editor of Film Comment magazine, I'd run some of the last pieces he'd write in a 35-year spell of movie criticism, before he devoted full time to his art work and teaching at the University of California, San Diego. So I was aware that this Arizona native could be as courtly as a ranchhand in church; also that he wasn't reluctant to flash his acerbic side...
...part, insists that he is advocating only for minor changes. "I'm not saying to people who have actually gone to all the trouble to learn all the exceptions to the rule that they should unlearn it. I'm just saying, let's have a few more variant spellings," he says. And if that doesn't catch on, he has another idea. "In the 21st century, why learn by heart rote spelling when you can just type it into a computer and spell-check?" he asks...