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...management; this handbook fills the gap, helping parents understand why their children procrastinate and how they can help kids organize their schedules and assignments....Emmet's approach is practical (helpful summaries at the conclusion of each chapter keep readers on task) and her argument that procrastinating is a bad habit that can be corrected will be reassuring for young procrastinators and their parents...
Literature and Arts C-43a: How to Make Your Home Look Like a Medieval Court —Okay, so I futzed a little bit with this one. But I couldn’t resist the chance to talk about my roommate’s and my favorite TV habit, “Trading Spaces.” It’s a show on TLC where neighbors swap homes for two days and redecorate one room, using such exciting and innovative techniques as using lots of rich colors such as burgandy and gold and replacing wall paper with natural...
...that he's bad, and it's not that he's dumb," says a New York banker who attended a meeting with O'Neill last week. "It's just that he has no gravitas. And once you lose it, you can't get it back." O'Neill's habit of being out of the country during times of economic turmoil has led even some Republicans to call for his ouster. "O'Neill's been traveling everywhere but Main Street and Wall Street," G.O.P. Congressman Mark Foley of Florida told TIME. "The Administration needs a central figure who can deliver...
Scenery often helps politicians sell a speech--a schoolroom setting or a national park says more than just a talking head. But the Bush team has made a habit of visual message bearing, regularly wallpapering the President's backdrop with the official theme of the day. The backgrounds, designed by a former ABC producer on the President's staff, are a favorite of top Bush adviser Karl Rove, who became a fan during the campaign because he liked how the phrases showed up in still pictures and close-ups. The downside, it became apparent last week, comes when the words...
...Omen A group of overweight Americans is suing four leading fast-food chains, including McDonald's, over weight-related health problems blamed on the high fat and salt content of cheap, habit-forming fare...