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...youngsters between 8 and 12 are too busy to attend children's museums, which some consider "kids' stuff." "Kids 8 and up are doing so many activities, from arts to sports, that many just don't have time or interest in children's museums," says Bryn Parchman, CEO of Port Discovery in Baltimore, Md., which recently shifted its focus from tweens to the under-5 set. Its new programs include a petting zoo with parrots, llamas and potbellied pigs, and a cooking area where toddlers help a chef whip up treats like Seussian green eggs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Baby Boom | 4/26/2004 | See Source »

...last 200 American seamen who left port with supplies for our troops and factories and for our personal consumption, three won't come back. This is a higher casualty rate than exists in the Army, the Navy, or even the Marines...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Death Begins at Home | 4/22/2004 | See Source »

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Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scoped! | 4/8/2004 | See Source »

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Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Scoped! | 4/7/2004 | See Source »

...work, and the extortionists threatened to do damage to his factories. In the end, he closed one of them down. For truckers, the token scheme ceased to function about a year ago. The result is that on average a truck on its way from Dhaka to the port city of Chittagong, the country's most important commercial route, is stopped 8-12 times by extortionists. Trucks are frequently hijacked at night, and drivers who attempt to fight off the hijackers are sometimes shot. Bahar says 35 drivers were killed last year by extortionists: "There's complete insecurity on the roads...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: State Of Disgrace | 4/5/2004 | See Source »

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