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...says Tel Aviv University psychology professor Avi Sadeh. According to his research with kids ages 9 to 12, even modest reductions in sleep diminish a child's alertness, concentration and memory--all necessary components of academic success. Similarly, his study of 77 fourth- and sixth-graders, published last spring in the journal Child Development, found that extending sleep just 40 to 60 min. can markedly improve classroom performance. "Between the TV and the Internet, parents often feel like they've lost the battle to get their kids to bed," concedes Sadeh. "But they really must become more assertive in setting...
...that went wrong. But let us also remember what went right: namely, the skill, motivation and heroism of our young soldiers. As Bowden so poignantly puts it, “No matter how critically history records the policy decisions that led up to this fight, nothing can diminish the professionalism and dedication of the Rangers and Special Forces units who fought there that...
Among the persistent mysteries is why hurricanes like Isabel start out big and then diminish while others, like Andrew in 1992 and Camille in 1969, get stronger just before they make landfall. Only three Category 5 storms have hit the U.S. over the past 100 years--Andrew, Camille and the Labor Day storm of 1935--and Isabel was not one of them. But a fast-fading Category 2 hurricane--which is what Isabel was as it slammed into North Carolina and Virginia--is still a formidable force...
...book striking. In his introduction, which serves to contextualize his columns, Krugman likens the administration to a “revolutionary power.” He sees the Bush administration as a group of zealous ideologues rooted in the radical religious right, who not only aspire to diminish the separation between church and state, but also seek to completely dismantle the welfare state and aim at a total restructuring of the international geopolitical landscape. What’s worse, according to Krugman, is that the White House will do anything to accomplish its goals. “Why don?...
...association - and therefore, obviously, hold it as a central reason for the U.S. invasion of Iraq - must be worrying. Because as the burden of occupation on ordinary Americans grows heavier, the fact that the postwar reality debunks the myth of a Saddam connection to 9/11 may nonetheless function to diminish enthusiasm for the administration's war effort...