Letters.
P.C. medicine To the Editors: When Anthony Daniels reviewed my book Mind the Gap: Hierarchies, Health and Human Evolution (February 2001), he got me badly wrong. Many of us started out with ideas rather like his, but research over the last twenty years has made...

A short history of the Society for Quantitative Analyses of Behavior.
The Society for Quantitative Analyses of Behavior (SQAB) was founded in 1978 to present symposia and publish on focused cross-disciplinary topics in quantitative analyses of behavior. Quantitative Analyses of Behavior now generally refers to the representation of theoretical and applied issues in quantitative and computer form. An analysis is...

The evolution of a maple sugaring landscape on Lake Superior's Grand Island.
ABSTRACT When examined within their historic context, vernacular landscapes inform us about the behaviors, beliefs, and interrelationships of ordinary people and their surroundings. Through the integration of historical research with a landscape archaeology approach, this paper examines the evolution and abandonment of a landscape of maple sugar...

Profile: Robert Walsh. (Focus on Training).
Name Robert Walsh Sport Biathlon, Nordiac Skiing Age 35 Height 6'2'' Weight 170 lbs Classification B3 (visually impaired) Hometown Reno, NV Occupation Computer Specialist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Current Residence Hanover, NH Background Robert Walsh took up cross-country skiing when he started at Dartmouth...

Reclaim 'orthodoxy,' conference urged.
Manchester, England The word orthodoxy has been hijacked by many conservatives in the church and needs to be taken back, says a Canadian bishop who has become the lightning rod for much of the anger and division in the Anglican Communion. The "intellectual theft" of...

Looking forward.
Why Steve Forbes is a serious candidate Ordinarily, the last thing I'd choose to write about this month is presidential politics. As I write, the Iowa caucuses are a week away, the New Hampshire primary more than two. As you read, they're history. Ordinarily, then, I'd stick to...

Paying for presidential elections: some honey, and plenty of money.
In 1988 Senator Bob Dole appeared to be challenging well for the Republican presidential nomination. He had led in the important Iowa caucuses, but soon after this his campaign was damaged by a poor showing in the even more significant New Hampshire primary. Tom Brokaw, anchor man for NBC, when...

Solving the Diet-and-Disease Puzzle.
"High-fiber diets don't cut colon cancer," said USA Today. * In January, the media had itself a juicy "man-bites-dog" story. It wasn't the first time.* From beta-carotene (the anti-cancer vitamin that caused cancer) to margarine (the cholesterol-lowering spread that raised cholesterol) to calcium (the mineral that did--oops, didn't--yes, did--prevent...

PARTNERS: promoting accessible recreation.
Last spring Tom, who is 17 years old, was out with his friends. Their four-wheel drive vehicle rolled over; and as a result of that accident, Tom is a T-4 paraplegic. Prior to the accident, Tom played varsity hockey and was very active in high school sports. Since his accident,...

The E-citizen.
THE CITIZENSHIP RATIONALE for teaching social studies was well articulated by NCSS in 1992, when it defined social studies as "the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence:" Teaching for civic competence requires a wide variety of content and constant adaptation to changes in...