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...much homework brings diminishing returns. Cooper's analysis of dozens of studies found that kids who do some homework in middle and high school score somewhat better on standardized tests, but doing more than 60 to 90 min. a night in middle school and more than 2 hr. in high school is associated with, gulp, lower scores...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Myth About Homework | 8/29/2006 | See Source »

...Rivage by parent company, MGM Mirage, brings the company's total investment in Biloxi to more than $1 billion, says Nourse. He also credits Mississippi's approval of land-based gaming for helping to green-light their future plans for the area. "Every one's crystal ball here is somewhat cloudy, but with each passing month it's getting a little clearer," says Nourse. "You are seeing more and more interest in Mississippi by the big gaming players. Ultimately, I think it will mean fewer actual casinos in number but larger and more luxurious properties...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Las Vegas on the Gulf Coast? | 8/29/2006 | See Source »

...you’re willing to risk the consequences, try the somewhat questionable chicken quesadilla or the super burrito. For a safer choice, your best bet is the chips and guacamole...

Author: By Claire M. Guehenno, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Many Tastes of The Square | 8/28/2006 | See Source »

...Still, the Angelides strategy - particularly the tax cut plan - has energized his campaign for the moment, and might help to inoculate the Democrat somewhat from Republican attacks that he's a tax-and-spend liberal, says Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, political analyst and senior scholar at USC, who was at the back of the room listening to his remarks. Additionally, she said, "Angelides now seems to have a message and a focus that could force the Governor to narrow his message in a way that disturbs his carefully constructed coalition [of disparate independents and mainstream GOP voters]. If that happens, this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Beat Schwarzenegger | 8/17/2006 | See Source »

...letter to readers posted on the JAMA website Monday, JAMA Editor in Chief Catherine D. DeAngelis, MD, MPH said it was “somewhat surprising” that three consecutive cases of nondisclosures involved researchers from the Harvard Medical School...

Author: By Katherine M. Gray, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Journal Has Docs Disclose Conflicts | 8/11/2006 | See Source »

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