Vol. 135 No. 2739, December 2006
Index
- Dickens' "expectations" for celebratory feasts.
- Internet remains reliable nationwide.
- Military families pulling double duty.
- Most Americans down on Iran.
- A pottery shard found in Israel probably does not refer to the biblical Goliath, but it does lend credence to the story surrounding him, surmises Lawrence Mykytiuk, author of Identifying Biblical Persons in Northwest Semitic Inscriptions of 1200-539 B.C.
- Books offering advice to parents about teens are less likely to contain injury prevention messages than those concerning smaller children, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study.
- Despite their graphic violent content and mature ratings--or maybe because of it--a number of video games are likely to be at the top of many Christmas lists this year.
- Developing countries rapidly are increasing the number and quality of college graduates, generating a sea change in the relative education advantage that advanced nations have enjoyed over literally hundreds of years, according to an analysis released by The Conference Board, New York, the global research and business membership organization.
- Dissolving a marriage is a time of distraction, as emotional and family concerns take center stage.
- Pets are a $31,000,000,000 industry in the U.S., with $2,400,000,000 of that going toward non-veterinary services, grooming, and boarding, reports the American Pet Products Manufacturing Association.
- Poor preschool children enrolled in high-quality child care centers develop early reading skills faster than those placed in home-based care, accelerating up to six months ahead of their counterparts, reveals a study by Stanford (Calif.) University.
- Sharp-shooting women best Soviet snipers.
- In the beginning: bibles before the year 1000.
- Warm winter? Don't count on it.
- Winter wheat crop off to good start.
- Do land trusts hurt biodiversity?
- New dipstick tests for caffeine.
- Municipal bonds add fuel to the fire.
- Traditional cook stoves recipe for pollution.
- C[O.sub.2]-enhanced trees weather ice storms.
- How not to spend 2.8 trillion dollars.
- "Technoism" strikes when buying presents.
- Do's and don'ts for holiday mingling.
- How to avoid unpleasant surprises.
- Kids stressed out by the season.
- The gift that ... keeps them guessing.
- 'Tis the season to be distracted.
- Divorced parents shouldn't compete.
- As children age injury risk heightens.
- How to placate the disgruntled.
- Media falling down on crime coverage.
- Violent crime's effect on retailers.
- CEOs given raises for implementing layoffs.
- Why do Americans idolize serial killers?
- France's rebellious romantic.
- What it means to sleep together.
- What makes her want you?
- Who benefits from Pension Protection Act?
- Color-blind yuletide survival guide.
- Many Americans are "unretiring".
- Poor credit rating hampers consumers.
- After "Black Friday" comes "CyberMonday".
- Stop asking retailers to celebrate Christmas.
- Workers rue not taking more days.
- Stop the holiday spending carousel.