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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...never been a sucker for freebies, knowing all too well that they're usually more hassle than they're worth. So when I heard about all the new free-PC offers, I couldn't help wincing. Companies like Gobi, Intersquid and ePCdirect require you to pay up to $30 a month for Net access and are rife with hidden fees for basics like a monitor, tech support and one-time "start-up" charges. And then there's the nagging fear that these newcomers will vanish into cyberspace long before your three-year contract is up. Would you really want...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tempting Deal | 8/9/1999 | See Source »

...them--for deposit only, the sum to be held against my account until the bank got around to its own count. The message seemed clear: even banks don't want pennies. By the way, that penny dish at many checkout points is a nice idea, but it doesn't help. I contribute often but rarely withdraw because I wither under the lethal stare of the cashier, who I assume has a penny jar far larger than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Penny Saved... | 8/9/1999 | See Source »

Considering all the pseudoscientific mumbo-jumbo that passes for nutritional advice these days, I can't help being enthusiastic when a really good guide based on solid research shows up in bookstores. And when the subject of that book is young children's nutritional needs--which are very different from those of adults--you can bet I'm going to recommend it to every parent I know. I'm talking about Feeding Your Child for Lifelong Health (Bantam; $15.95) by Susan Roberts, a nutrition researcher at Tufts University in Boston, and Dr. Melvin Heyman, a pediatric gastroenterologist at the University...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food Tips for Tots | 8/9/1999 | See Source »

Rather than spend millions on food research, why not just say anything in excess is bad and nothing in moderation is? The money saved could help achieve a cure for AIDS. GINA LAMY Paris...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 9, 1999 | 8/9/1999 | See Source »

...Still, the tragic photograph of Bryan Curtis, who died of lung cancer at 34, will forever be etched in my mind. Perhaps forcing the tobacco industry to place pictures of lung-cancer victims on their packs and cartons of cigarettes, along with the Surgeon General's warning, might help others stop smoking. This is a most difficult addiction to overcome, and we need to be supportive of its victims. ED LAWLER Sharon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 9, 1999 | 8/9/1999 | See Source »

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