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The festive Christmas week provides me reason to momentarily deviate from writing mainly commentaries on economic issues in this column. So, today, I pay attention to a topic that is unexpectedly different: On reading. (In this way, too, I send holiday greetings to my readers.)

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The environment where one lives is significant in every artist’s life and creative process.

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Summer’s farniente is only beginning in the West, but in our offices and universities, the rains can be a tempting stimulus for resilience, with a revitalizing air of cool productivity, lasting perhaps until the “ber” months.

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The plotters behind last week's unsuccessful mail bombings could not have known exactly where their Chicago-bound packages were when they were set to explode, even after a suspected test run, US officials say.

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I like cemeteries, they’re peaceful. There are plenty of trees, and the residents don’t mind the visits. If they do they can hardly complain.

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“No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it can feel trust and reverence.”  — George Eliot

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“The important work of moving the world forward  does not wait to be done by perfect men.” — George Eliot

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The environment where one lives is significant in every artist’s life and creative process.

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Summer’s farniente is only beginning in the West, but in our offices and universities, the rains can be a tempting stimulus for resilience, with a revitalizing air of cool productivity, lasting perhaps until the “ber” months.

[DatePublished] => 2012-06-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1667628 [AuthorName] => Raymond Abrenica [SectionName] => YStyle [SectionUrl] => ystyle [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 626692 [Title] => Plotters didn't know where US mail bombs would go off [Summary] =>

The plotters behind last week's unsuccessful mail bombings could not have known exactly where their Chicago-bound packages were when they were set to explode, even after a suspected test run, US officials say.

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I like cemeteries, they’re peaceful. There are plenty of trees, and the residents don’t mind the visits. If they do they can hardly complain.

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“No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it can feel trust and reverence.”  — George Eliot

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“The important work of moving the world forward  does not wait to be done by perfect men.” — George Eliot

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