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...moving vehicle, but videos look as clear as they do at home. That's probably a good thing, since we're necessarily in full control of what they watch. We supplement a small library of store-bought videos (including a few never-before-seen titles to ensure maximum attention) with movies and programs recorded from TV. This year, prior to departure, we taped Abby's morning tube routine (Barney, Arthur, Blue's Clues, etc.) to get her off on the right traveling foot each morning. Ditto for the elder kids' video faves, which tend to be less enlightening fare (though...
...have saved hundreds of thousands of Jews from death, but chose not to, he says, is "simply bad history." The estimate that the Nazis slaughtered 5 million Gentiles in addition to the (well-documented) 6 million Jews, for a total of 11 million, is arbitrary, probably "invented" to combine "maximum inclusiveness with the preservation of a Jewish majority" in the death camps. Contradicting reports that the Nazis killed 500,000 homosexuals, Novick puts the number murdered because they were gay at a startlingly...
...published an article on A.A., and suddenly thousands of letters and requests poured in. Attendance at meetings doubled and tripled. Wilson had reached his audience. In Twelve Traditions, Wilson set down the suggested bylaws of Alcoholics Anonymous. In them, he created an enduring blueprint for an organization with a maximum of individual freedom and no accumulation of power or money. Public anonymity ensured humility. No contributions were required; no member could contribute more than...
Lewis is quick to point out that tuition is not market-driven in the sense that Harvard does not charge the maximum it feels people will pay for a Harvard diploma...
...April, the College released the first set of blocking group data, which showed an upward trend in the number of large blocking groups after randomization, particularly those at or near the upper limit of 16 people. The data indi- cated that this year, there were 28 blockinggroups with the maximum number of 16 students,significantly more than in the previous threeyears...