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...involvement of his son in the oil-for-food scandal has put a blot on his father's reputation. But why should a father suffer for the sins of the son? It is for the father to decide how he should present his moral strength to the world. A. Jacob Sahayam Trivandrum, India Time to Move? The United Nations is automatically associated with the U.S., mainly because its headquarters is in New York City [Dec. 13]. The organization would be strengthened if its base were not in the U.S. Moving the headquarters to a less self-serving part...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 1/16/2005 | See Source »

...involvement of his son in the oil-for-food scandal has put a blot on the father's reputation. But why should a father suffer for the sins of the son? It is for the father to decide how he should present his moral strength to the world. A. Jacob Sahayam Trivandrum, India...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 1/16/2005 | See Source »

Nonetheless, as many parents can attest, weaning your kid off Mario can be tougher than confiscating the Cocoa Puffs. When Kathy Gregovich of Roseville, Mich., suggests to her children Jacob, 9, and Ashley, 6, that they put away the Game Boy and play a board game, "they go through withdrawal," she says. "If they had a choice between playing with electronic games and a friend, they would pick the games." --With reporting by Leslie Whitaker/Chicago

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Zapped! How the toy industry is being outplayed by video games this holiday season | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

Brown was aware of the star's theological importance to Matthew. For some Jews it probably brought to mind a verse from the Old Testament book Numbers alluding to David's messianic status--"A star shall come out of Jacob and a [king] shall rise out of Israel." By making the star the object of the non-Jewish Magi's curiosity, Matthew showed that if he lacked Luke's detailed pagan background, he at least had some knowledge that stellar displays had meaning to non-Jews as well. In fact, stars were associated with the founding of Rome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Behind The First Noel | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

Nate Picarsic, the Crimson’s 165-lb. wrestler, was also pinned twice. Picarsic lost to Mark Reavely of Northern Colorado in 5:28 and to Jacob Klein of Nebraska...

Author: By Megha Parekh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Corl Advances To Quarters | 12/6/2004 | See Source »

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