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...children sampled spent a quarter of their rapidly diminishing "free time" watching television. But that, believe it or not, was one of the findings parents might regard as good news. Kids watched TV for an average of an hour and a half each weekday, the study found, a 25% decline since 1981. The drop parallels the Nielsen ratings, which show that TV viewership by kids ages 2 to 11 has reached its lowest level since...
That herbal preparations seem--and are marketed as--"natural," as distinct from synthetic pharmaceutical drugs, adds to their appeal. "A lot of people feel comforted by taking something they regard as a natural substance," says Dr. Sidney Bogardus, who directs Yale's Geriatric Assessment Clinic. "Of course, the substances in an herb are chemicals just as they are in medicine made by pharmaceutical companies. But it seems more gentle and safe, and people are reassured by that...
...Hemings' sons, Eston, was Jefferson's child. Yet amid the intense debate about Jefferson that this discovery has caused, more interesting may be its impact on the Hemings clan itself. The descendants of the two Hemings sons whose link to Jefferson could not be established--Thomas and Madison--regard themselves as black but have long assumed that Jefferson is their ancestor. Yet the descendants of Eston, the son proved almost conclusively to be a child of Jefferson and Hemings, see themselves as white and for generations had never claimed any link to their slave ancestor (or to Thomas Jefferson...
...There is every evidence that in the wake of Wye, there has been a series of further land seizures by settlers and every indication that the Palestinian Authority has been arresting people right and left with little regard for innocence and guilt," he added...
...here's a call out to all the adventuresome T-setters spending their nickels and dimes on destinations other than Filene's and Fresh Pond Cinema. While some regard the T as a lifeline for commercialism, in fact a closer glance at outbound Red Line T-stops reveals hidden quirky outlets interspersed in the clusters of department stores, convenience mini-markets and fast food chains...