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...worst thing a parent can do when a child becomes infested is freak out. The best thing is be methodical. Deal with the child's scalp first, then launder sheets, pillowcases and towels, using high heat to dry. There is usually no need to dispose of clothes, stuffed animals, etc. Lice can live only about a day outside a scalp, so if the scalp is louse free, chances are the environment will be too. Unfortunately, any nits that remain can reinfect a child in a matter of days. Thus the importance of careful nitpicking (more on that later...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nit Detector | 9/25/2000 | See Source »

...replete with personality tests these days - everything from "What kind of dog are you?" on emode.com to "Are you a freak?" on outofservice.com. None of them are particularly intriguing, nor intelligent. But leave it to thespark.com to come up with the bomb-ass personality test which is all the rage with blocking groups these days. Not only does the test give you a label which seems particularly appropriate, but it will ensure that you find out the test results of all the people you list on the site. Furthermore, they'll send out a periodic update of your compatibility with...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Soman's In the (K)now: A Pop Culture Compendium | 9/22/2000 | See Source »

...worst thing a parent can do when a child becomes infested is freak out. The best thing is be methodical. Deal with the child's scalp first, then launder sheets, pillowcases and towels, using high heat to dry. There is usually no need to dispose of clothes, stuffed animals, etc. Lice can live only about a day outside a scalp, so if the scalp is louse free, chances are the environment will be too. Unfortunately, any nits that remain can reinfect a child in a matter of days. Thus the importance of careful nitpicking (more on that later...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ah, School's In Session: Time for The Nit Detector | 9/17/2000 | See Source »

...what's the reason for hope, in a world where indefensible decisions are commonplace? "The reason is, things have to change, or we're going under," says Shorter. "The Olympics will be a freak show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Summer Olympics: Are Drugs Winning the games? | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

...afford to keep up? The hundreds of protesters gathered for a rally outside Dancers' Group on its final night knew the culprit all too well: those well-funded, profit-challenged dotcoms. "They come here for the freak culture, but they don't realize they're destroying it," thundered a speaker to rapturous applause...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Dotcoms Move In | 8/28/2000 | See Source »

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