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...Hillegass would have done well in my mom?s class. He might have even earned one of her famously rare A?s. Chances are, they would have admired each other - and he probably wouldn?t have minded at all that she rendered his famous booklets utterly and laughably useless...
...Alejandra Casillas ’01 said she had it all figured out. “He always said that there were two types of celebrities—the ones who leave a legacy by going up in flames like Marilyn Monroe and the ones who get fat and useless like Marlon Brando. Soman always wanted a dramatic exit—like Elvis, Bruce Lee or Princess Diana. Without that shroud of mystery, he knew that his Behind the Music or E! True Hollywood Story episode could never get top ratings,” said Casillas...
Does this mean educational toys are useless? No. Babies are as engaged by pictures as adults are, and exposing them to books or flash cards early--especially black, white and red ones, which are indeed easier for them to perceive--helps them develop their ability to focus and follow, undeniably a form of learning. Babies are as soothed by music as their parents are, and a little Mozart may indeed hold their attention better than something less rich. Beyond that, however, there's a limit to what the products can do--and parents who follow their children's cues quickly...
...doing something else to make themselves feel better, because the bloom may just have come off this flower. In what is by far the most definitive study yet of the efficacy of St. John's wort in treating major depression, doctors last week concluded that the extract is essentially useless. On the basis of these findings, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Dr. Richard Shelton, a psychiatrist at Vanderbilt University and the study's lead author, says flatly that he wouldn't recommend St. John's wort to any of his patients...
...fight but because I have learned to deal with them independently, and I prefer the simplicity of that arrangement. I like them to keep their distance. Well, so much for that. The two of them are now as thick as thieves, e-mailing guest lists, announcements, sample menus, rendering useless my usual role as go-between. I'm a little confused. Are they getting friendly for the sake of their child, or have they grown...