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...Civil War (PBS). Even if it hadn't inspired a national craze, filmmaker Ken Burns' 11-plus-hour documentary series would rank as one of the medium's towering achievements -- a lucid, comprehensive and poignant narrative of the nation's great calamity...
...down? Well, step right up and try some human-growth hormone. Normally it's used to treat dwarfism, but tests have shown that in elderly men it can reduce fat, restore muscle tone and make the body look 20 years younger. And all for $14,000 a year, plus the possibility of a few serious side effects...
...specialist with the group. "We need to strike a balance to determine which revenues will fund which services at which level of government." In the short term, state lawmakers -- and state citizens -- will have plenty of opportunity to learn another dismal equation of the new budget math: lower revenues plus higher spending obligations equals big headaches...
Annual "bests" and "mosts" express a human instinct for putting things in order. This year's crop also reflects a shift from a time of ostentation to one of restraint, unease and do-goodism -- plus flashes of camp and cheekiness...
This season's gift books celebrate high art and the joys of bad taste. Plus a selection of small delights from the world of children's literature...