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...boob tube, usually blamed for inciting mayhem and pyromania, also provided Waddellis sewing inspiration. iI was watching a Garbage video on MTV and I really liked Shirley Mansonis dress. Then I turned to my mom and said, eI want to learn how to sew.i She pretty much taught me everything from there.i At the tender age of 13 she was hooked. And sheis never turned back. Her average daily schedule goes something like this: iI sew for about two hours a day, everyday. My personal record was 12 straight hours of sewing. I sew womenis clothes, menis clothes, underwear, anything...

Author: By Juice Fong and Temple W. Simpson, S | Title: Fifteen Minutes: And Sew it Goes | 2/24/2000 | See Source »

Central Square has also seen a reduction in the number of its small "mom and pop" restaurants and stores. In 1997, the site of the popular Harvard Donut Shop was taken over by a Starbucks franchise, leading to an uproar by citizens of the area...

Author: By Imtiyaz H. Delawala, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cambridge's Central Square...Points to Diverse Cultures, Past and Present | 2/23/2000 | See Source »

...insurance program to 200,000 more children. "In my experience, when given a choice between compassion and noncompassion, Bush invariably takes the noncompassionate path," says Elliott Naishtat, a Democrat who chairs the powerful house committee on human services, which handled the welfare bills. "Punishing the kids to get the mom to cooperate is not acceptable and not compassionate. You don't have to do it that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: Bush and McCain: Who Is The Real Reformer? | 2/21/2000 | See Source »

...stranger stopped her to exclaim, "Hey, weren't you on TV?" Overall, Guy says, the experience was thrilling but exhausting: "They make you scream all the time. It's tiring. Thirty seconds of clapping is a lot more than it seems," Guy says. And her biggest regret? "My mom told me to take my gum out before I went on. I was so mad I didn...

Author: By A.c. VAN Der zee, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Losing the Britney Barbie | 2/17/2000 | See Source »

PARENTAL TECH SUPPORT Don't just buy your kids a computer and expect them to become science and technology wizards all by themselves. Youngsters want some reliable mom-and-dad support to bolster their science education. The latest Lemelson-M.I.T. Invention Index survey reveals that more than half of teens, 55%, believe parental encouragement to do well in science is an excellent idea. Some 39% want parents to provide access to books and materials. And 36% want parents to help with homework or school projects. The parental law of inertia is, apparently, no excuse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Feb. 14, 2000 | 2/14/2000 | See Source »

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