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TOMKAT'S BABY MISSION: ACCOMPLISHED His gift of a sonogram machine. Her preparations for a Scientology-approved silent birth. Their horde of midwife-like paparazzi, breathlessly awaiting the first contractions. "It was everything that we wanted it to be," TOM CRUISE told 20/20 on the birth of his daughter Suri, with fiancé KATIE HOLMES. "It was spiritual. It was powerful. It was indescribable. What words can you use? It's still something that I'm processing and keep reliving." The couple said the baby's name means "red rose" in Persian, which it does, and "princess" in Hebrew--which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: May 1, 2006 | 4/23/2006 | See Source »

...graduated from high school last year, she saw few work prospects other than helping her family grow rice, an occupation that earns them about $400 a year. Nhan thought of moving south like her uncle, who last year returned from his job at a pepper plantation bearing a gift of a new water pump and tales of the riches to be had in the prosperous south. "I dreamed of also having money and buying things for my family," Nhan said. "But I didn't want to leave the north...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Waking Up the North | 4/23/2006 | See Source »

...escape it,” he said. The study was conducted from 2000 to 2005 on 534 children, aged 6 to 10. Half of the participants were from Boston and the other half were from Farmington, Maine. The participants received free dental care, and incentives such as free gift certificates for CDs for each completed dentist visit. The study made no claims about the long-term effects of exposure to mercury, according to Bellinger. “There is a possibility that some subtle effects might emerge years from now, but based on what we’ve seen...

Author: By Amanda C. Shanks, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Group Calls Mercury Study 'Outrageous' | 4/21/2006 | See Source »

...that turn your loose change into crisp bills for a percentage, is now giving iTunes credit for change. Best of all, they don?t take out a percentage. In other words, if you bring in roughly $20 in change and take iTunes credit instead of cash, you get a gift-certificate code to enter when you? re in the iTunes Music Store - and you walk away with a dollar or two (that is, a song or two) more than you might otherwise. Coinstar has also partnered with other retailers to turn change into commission-free gift certificates, so you might...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DLO HomeDock Deluxe for iPods | 4/19/2006 | See Source »

...Much ink has been wasted wondering whether “Opal Mehta” is autobiographical. Opal Mehta is surely not Kaavya Viswanathan in disguise; she is, more likely, Kaavya Viswanathan in Kaavya Viswanathan’s dreams. Letting us in on the fantasy is Viswanathan’s gift to us. We get to follow Opal as she transforms overnight from member of the “Geek Squad” to literally the center of every male’s attention...

Author: By Elizabeth W. Green, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: There’s a True ‘Opal’ in Here, Somewhere | 4/19/2006 | See Source »

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