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...receive by giving--not just to friends and relatives but also to those less fortunate. Many churches and charities put up "angel trees," where a child can donate a gift earmarked for a specific needy kid. Your child will have good ideas about what a kid his age would want; let him choose and wrap a gift to donate. In lieu of a teacher gift, write your teacher an appreciative note and let him know that you have donated a book to a local shelter or Toys for Tots in his honor...
...PALM VII So you want wireless Web access in your pocket? Which gadget are you going to go for--a cell phone with its fiddly little buttons, or a pda (personal digital assistant) with a neat little stylus and large screen? The best answer this year was the Palm VII, which gives you a smorgasbord of e-mail, news, sports and stock tickers, all for $9.99 a month. By the way, it's also an organizer...
...truth as you can get. We at Virgin Atlantic Airways decided many months ago to allow our employees the time off. Our passengers and staff always give us the best advice on how to run the airline, and the millennium is no exception. Both groups told us they want to celebrate this unique New Year with their friends and family. And that is the reason we will not be flying from midday Dec. 31 until midday Jan. 1. The gateways into which Virgin Atlantic flies are all Y2K ready, and the airline has been certified as Y2K ready by government...
...improving the nutritional value of food. Insect- and herbicide-resistant crops substantially decrease the amount of agrochemicals applied in the environment. Similarly, crops engineered with increased vitamin, iron and balanced amino-acid content can improve the health of millions of people. These are the goals of conscientious scientists who want to make positive contributions to the human condition. DANIEL BUSH, Plant Biologist Urbana...
...love to see a well-edited version of my childhood. Unfortunately, I was born before the digital camcorder, and the choice bits of my family history are buried in hours of old VHS tapes stacked on my mother's shelf. Nobody wants to fast-forward through 10 minutes of Grandpa's feet ("Is this thing still recording?") to see 10 seconds of Cousin Katie blowing out her first-birthday candles. The good news is that I've found a way to edit old analog movies on my home computer. In fact, an entire industry has emerged to support the more...