Dear Ann Landers on Self Harm and Help Contacts
A reader letter says a 17 year old self harms with razor blades and seeks guidance. Ann Landers offers support and urges reaching out for help, citing experiences of readers who found recovery through counseling, support groups, and hot lines such as 800 Dont Cut, with references to Hartgrove Hospital Chicago and local avenues for care.
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Ann Landers
Bakersfield
Ann
D.D
D.D.D.D
Peggy
Brooklyn
Oregon
Friend
Hartgrove Hospital
Chicago
Reassessing Punishments Across Eras and Easter Hunts
A clipped quote questions medieval methods of punishment versus modern rituals. Another remark mocks the exposure of a White House Easter egg hunt, implying intense scrutiny and stress. Both statements reflect sharp opinions on authority, spectacle, and public judgment.
Hollywood Awards Highlight 1990s Stars and Debuts
Director Brian Henson makes feature-film debut with The Muppet Christmas Carol. Cindy Crawford rebuts feminist critique during Princeton conference, asserting beauty as power. Tom Cruise and Geena Davis win top Golden Apple Awards, Madonna gets Sour Apple, Bridget Fonda and Brendan Fraser win Discovery honors. Roseanne Arnold denounces critics as sexist amid TV Guide interview. TM wire services.
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Brian Henson
Tom Cruse
Geena Davis
Hollywood Women’s Press Club
Madonna
Cruise
Davis
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Bridget Fonda
Brendon Fraser
Roseanne Arnold
Tom Arnold
ABC
Jackie Thomas
TV Guide
USA Today
Matt Roush
Ray Richmond
Los Angeles Daily News
Roseanne
Tom
Wire Services
Muppets Cast Dickens Classic In New Christmas Carol
The Muppet Christmas Carol opens with Kermit as Cratchit and Michael Caine as Scrooge, with Miss Piggy as Mrs Cratchit. Director Brian Henson explains mild faithfulness to Dickens while keeping Muppet humor, and notes challenges of scale and camera angles.
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Robin
Left
Kermit and
Miss Piggy
Bnan Henson
Bob Cratchit
Henson
Jim Henson Productions
Jim Henson
Brian Henson
Caine
Michael
Arbitron plans pocket meter for TV viewership
Arbitron proposes a pager sized device to measure TV and radio viewing by detecting a unique code embedded in broadcasts. The passive meter would track what broadcast is seen by wearers in two U.S. markets by end of 1994 and send data via in home modem or by mailing the meter back.
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Arbitron Co
Arbitron
U.S
Na_ I
Nielsen Media Research
Nielsen
North Pole Poll: kids favor larger toys for Christmas
A Gallup Organization for Nintendo survey of 501 children ages 7 to 16 finds 63 percent prefer one larger gift to several small ones. Among large gifts, video game systems top at 21 percent, followed by bicycle, car, computer, and stereo. They estimate total parental spending around $209 per child.
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North Pole
Gallup Organization
Nintendo
Tly
Santa letters and personalized books captivate shoppers
Create-A-Book stores in Syracuse area offer personalized Santa letters and storybooks, with options to insert a child’s name, hometown, and three relatives. Most books cost 13.95 dollars, letters 2 dollars, and orders require legible handwriting. A Siena College and National Women's Hall of Fame survey due in March tallies significant women of the 20th century.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Hess's
Great Northern Mall
Clay
Pam
Sam
Sir Peepsqueek
Mouse Mallory
Mac
Magic Dreidel
Syracuse
Amberlea Lane
Baldwinsville
Siena Research Institute
Long College
National Women’s Hall of Fame
Seneca Falls
Denim recycled by Levi Strauss at multiple plants
The Wall Street Journal reports Crane Paper Co. in Dalton Mass pounds recycled denim into writing products used at Levi Strauss headquarters. Since the project began the Albuquerque plant has not discarded denim, and the firm’s garbage hauling bill has fallen by about one third.
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Crane Paper Co
Dalton
Mass
Levi Strauss
Wall Street Journal
Levi's
Albuquerque
N.M
Wire Services
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Diana
White House
Cindy Crawford
Crawford
Prnceton University
MTV
Muppets
Dickens
Kermit
Cratchit
Imfo Rent Productions
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