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Three related new studies by the Annenberg Public Policy Center (available at appcpenn.org illuminate TV's power to make parents crazy. Technology such as the V chip allows parents to block shows, and ratings are attached to many programs, but very few parents use either of them. Nine of 10 parents could not accurately identify the age ratings for a sampling of programs their children watched. And parents reported to researchers that they felt powerless to control their kids' media consumption...
Though the V chip is mandatory on all new televisions, producers and broadcasters have done a lousy job of rating their shows, making the ratings understandable and providing the mandatory three hours a week of "educational and informative" programming for children. Such programs are identified by an E/I icon on the screen, and include heady offerings like NBA: Inside Stuff. (Parents with questions about the V chip and ratings can call 1-877-282-4478 or check cme.org...
...have TVs and 11% have Internet hookups. Giving a child her own TV might seem a handy way to avoid scuffles over the remote, but it is a terrible idea. TVs and computers should be in a central location so parents who can't figure out the V chip can at least know what TV their kids watch, and how much...
Howard has just served us four plates of the best chocolate-chip cookies I've ever eaten when Warden Burl Cain tells us that Howard killed a man and is going to die an old man in prison for it. It's flat as that, but it exposes the most intimate, relevant detail of Howard's life. I don't want to look at him, but I do, and Howard doesn't flinch. Howard's sad eyes don't change, don't feign remorse or regret, just stay sad, and his gold-plated teeth are the only thing that hints...
They went to Gene Logic because the company is one of a handful, along with California's Affymetrix and Incyte, that have developed DNA-chip and microarray technology--in this case, chips that can monitor some 42,000 genes in one shot--and software to analyze the results. Using these powerful tools, Gene Logic scientists tested the patient's cells alongside others from both healthy and sick people. In a few days, they completed the analysis...