Thais what it takes patience flexibility and a lot of time
A feature on the demands of raising children highlights patience and flexibility as essential traits for caregivers and families. It discusses daily routines from early mornings to late nights and the financial and emotional costs involved in ensuring steady care.
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Official Star Trek fan club grows into big business
Three high school friends created Star Trek The Official Fan Club in 1979. Dan Madsen, John Davis and Robert Allan built Fan Clubs Inc into a $1 million enterprise with 35,000 Star Trek magazine subscribers and 15,000 Lucasfilms readers. The four color publications include interviews, behind the scenes looks, and merchandise ads. Renewal rates remain high as the founders emphasize their fan-driven approach.
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Dial-A-Porn calls spark public sector boredom theory
Officials report school district workers in New York spent thousands on dial-a-porn and New York police made numerous calls to 970 prefixes. A professor at the Von Karman College of Criminal Justice suggests boredom, not stress, drives public sector workers to the $54 million-a-year telephone sex industry.
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Answer to Saturday’s L A Times puzzle telehone sex callers
A puzzle answer discusses callers to telephone sex lines. Sex therapist Judy Kumansky notes many callers are busy or powerful figures such as politicians and police officers who seek control and titillation. She says some are obsessed with sex and use conversations to express aggression and anti social impulses.
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First Lady's Graves' Disease Spotlight Outsized Eyeball Effect
Doctors describe Graves' disease causing eye swelling or “bug eyes” and discuss treatment options, including surgery and lifelong management. Patients report emotional distress and social withdrawal while physicians emphasize variable progression and individualized care. Barbara Bush is not in danger of blindness.
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