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...culture. Even though I’m from Boca Raton, when I think of home it’s not Louis Vuitton bags and sprawling, crowded shopping malls that come to mind. It’s the curried chicken and stew peas dinners and the fact when my mom gets angry her patois—the Jamaican accent—emerges in full force...

Author: By Ebonie D. Hazle, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Going Colorblind | 2/10/2005 | See Source »

...study of 20 self-identified couch potatoes conducted by researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. For 10 days scientists measured their subjects' every movement, using sensors embedded in specially designed underwear. The 10 lean participants were more active even after they were required to gain weight. Sorry, Mom, fidgeting is good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fidget To Lose Some Weight | 2/8/2005 | See Source »

...People just don't concentrate." Turnover results too: 1 in 8 employees who experience rudeness ends up leaving. The biggest surprise: the study estimates that the average FORTUNE 1000 executive spends 13% of his or her time mediating worker disputes. That translates to seven weeks a year. Maybe Mom was right: it pays to be courteous. --By Dody Tsiantar

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Biz Briefs: The Cost of Incivility | 2/7/2005 | See Source »

DEFENSE'S STRATEGY Jackson's lawyers, left, will grill the boy's mom, whose first call after the alleged abuse was to a lawyer who had wrung a big settlement from Jacko over similar charges...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Thriller Begins | 2/7/2005 | See Source »

...realize that some people might view my generation as spoiled by our parents. I am glad TIME showed that we are not lazy. We want to work and make our way in the world. I believe our parents deserve a lot of credit for being so supportive. Thanks, Mom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 14, 2005 | 2/6/2005 | See Source »

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