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Thus grew the tale of Wonderland: Thus slowly, one by one, Its quaint events were hammered out-- And now the tale is done, And home we steer, a merry crew, Beneath the setting sun. --Alice's Adventures in Wonderland...
...steer them home from the land of television? The Center for Media Education has published a pamphlet called A Parent's Guide to Kids' TV, within which are some helpful tips: Limit TV viewing to two hours or less a day and encourage children to match their TV time with reading time. No television during meals, before school and until homework is done. Prescreen and preselect shows to make certain they're appropriate. Watch with your children and talk about the shows. Don't allow sets in kids' bedrooms. Keep a TV diary to know just how much and what...
...remote-control docking when the station's computer suddenly quit, sending the entire hydra-headed Mir into a slow roll. This swung its solar panels out of alignment with the sun, causing power to flicker and fade, and with it the TV monitor Solovyev was using to steer the cargo ship. But the veteran cosmonaut stayed cool, flying the craft blind until it was safely docked. That, said James van Laak, one of NASA's Mir managers, "was an excellent piece of piloting...
DIED. LEO JAFFE, 88, successful Columbia Pictures chairman who helped steer the studio past the rough shoals of a 1970s financial scandal involving Columbia's president; in New York City. Hits during his tenure included Kramer vs. Kramer and Close Encounters of the Third Kind...
...allow the computer user to create an electronic "passport" that identifies him to online marketers without revealing his name. The user tailors the passport to his own interests, so if he is passionate about fly-fishing and is cruising through L.L. Bean's Website, the passport will steer the electronic-catalog copy toward fishing gear instead of, say, Rollerblades...