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BLURRED VISION Parents and teachers may be turning a blind eye to vision problems in preschoolers. A survey found that only 20% consider it a high priority, and just 24% are aware that poor vision can contribute to frustration, hyperactivity, depression and lack of motivation. Even worse, parents and teachers think a simple eye-chart test is comprehensive. It isn't. It measures distance vision but not near vision, focusing or how well the eyes work together. --By David Bjerklie Sources: Wall Street Journal; Archives of Neurology; PEEK! Parent-Teacher Eye-Q Test
...appreciated your interview with activist Ralph Nader [10 QUESTIONS, Aug. 5]. Nader's powerful intelligence, grace and wit never cease to impress the open mind. His insights into the serious imbalances and blind spots of the American corporate structure are penetrating, yet he is surprisingly optimistic and even humorous at times. We desperately need leaders like Nader--truly in touch with the fundamental realities that are shaping our lives and our world--and courageous enough to speak up strongly. SCOTT HESS Petaluma, Calif...
Someone must have forgot to tell Blind Date alum Jerri Manthey, who became the she-villain of Survivor 2. Or Allen, an aspiring actor who's been on Elimidate, Change of Heart, A Dating Story and "a dating-auction show that never aired called The Gamut." Kelly Ryan, a waitress in Studio City, Calif., parlayed a Blind Date appearance into stints on dating-game shows SexWars (she won $4,000) and Friends or Lovers. Ryan played the wild girl on her date, coaxing her beau into a hot-tub dip (surprise!) and a shower. The budding nightclub singer said...
Meanwhile, she's written a biography of her father, Bapi: Love of My Life, which comes out this month in India and later in Britain. She describes it as "kind of doting, but not blind." Now she is toying with the idea of acting. She has already turned down Bollywood offers, but is thinking of doing a small-budget Indian film. Like her father, Anoushka has also begun to teach. So far she has just one pupil - the college-student daughter of family friends. Though Anoushka says she's not an overly strict instructor, like her father, she demands plenty...
...Until now, all our regulations have been designed to protect the upper half of the quality spectrum," says Dairien. The French have been blind-sided by New World competitors' reasonable prices, strong brand identities and consistent quality. "The Australians have concentrated all their marketing on the middle and lower market segments that account for the biggest volumes," says Dairien. "We're going to have to completely rethink the way we regulate our production." A report to the French Senate this month proposes radical solutions, like mixing the produce of different regions and vintages in single-grape-variety wines and adding...