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POPSThomas the Tank Good for Autistic Children Personally, I love Thomas. I watched it while babysitting my nephew and plan to have my own children watch the series as well. I think it's one of the best children's shows currently on in the US (is it still rerun?). And the toys are fun to play with, even for adults.
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POPSHas the Screen Killed American Novel? Very interesting article. It goes into more depth at the site than I could clip. I don't thin it is as bad as all this though. I see plenty of people reading. Public transportation is filled with people reading books and bookstores and sites like Amazon still do a great business in books. What I notice is this study only seems to include fiction prose, not poetry or non-fiction. If those were added in, the numbers would probably be higher. That's not to say that tv hasn't become the dominant form of education in most American households. Television's hold on people is quite powerful. But teh book isn't dead yet.
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POPSChild obesity 'a form of neglect' I'm not sure how I feel about. I guess it all depends on what they mean by "obese." But without those specific definitions, it's hard to weigh in on the topic.