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’sdietcan_affecttheirfuturehealth.Childrencaneasilydevelopbadeating_habitsatthisage,andparentsaretheonlyoneswhocanpreventit.APowerfulInfluenceTherecanbenodoubtatallthattheInternethasmadeahugedifference1toourlives.ParentsareworriedthatchildrenspendtoomuchtimeplayingontheInternet,hardlyeverdoinganythingelseintheirsparetime.Naturally,parentsarecurioustofindoutwhytheInternetissoattractive,andtheywanttoknowifitcanbeharmfulfortheirchildren.Shouldparentsworryiftheirchildrenarespendingthatmuchtimestaringattheircomputers?Obviously,ifchildrenarebentovertheircomputersforhours,absorbedinsomegame,insteadofdoingtheirhomework,thensomethingiswrong.Parentsandchildrencoulddecidehowmuchusethechildshould_makeoftheInternet,andthechildshouldgivehisorherwordthatitwon’tinterferewithhomework.Ifthechildisnotholdingtothisarrangement,theparentcantakemoredrasticstepsdealingwithachild’suseoftheInternetisnotmuchdifferentfromnegotiatinganyothersortofbargainaboutbehaviour.Anyparentwhois_seriouslyalarmedaboutachild’sbehaviourshouldmakeanappointmenttodiscussthematterwithateacher.Spendingtimeinfrontofthescreendoesnotnecessarilyaffectachild’sperformanceatschool.EvenifachildisabsolutelycrazyaboutusingtheInternet,heorsheisprobablyjustgoingthroughaphase,andinafewmonthstherewillbesomethingelsetoworryabout!TheOldGateIntheMiddleAgesthevastmajorityofEuropeancitieshadwallsaroundthem.Thiswaspartlyfordefensivereasonsbutanotherfactorwastheneedtokeepoutanyoneregardedasundesirable,likepeoplewithcontagiousdiseases.TheOldCityofLondongateswerealldemolishedbytheendofthe18thcentury.ThelastofLondon’sgateswasremovedacenturyago,butbyastrokeofluck,itwasneverdestroyed.Thisgateis,inactualfact,notcalledagateatall;itsnameisTempleBar,anditmarkedtheboundarybetweentheOldCityofLondonandWestminster.In1878theCouncilofLondontooktheBardown,numberedthestonesandputthegateinstoragebecauseitsdesignwasunfashionableitwasexpensivetomaintainanditwasblockingthetraffic.TheTempleBarTrustwassetupinthe1970’swiththeintentionofreturningthegatehome.TheaimoftheTrustisthepreservationofthenation’sarchitecturalheritage.Transportingthegatewillmeanphysicallypullingitdown,stonebystone,removingandrebuildingitnearStPaul’sCathedral.Mostofthefacadeofthegatewillprobablybereplaced,thoughthereisagoodchancethatthebasicstructurewillbesound.Thehardestjobofall,however,willbetorecreatethestatuesofthemonarchsthatoncestoodontopofthegate.FamilyHistoryInanagewhentechnologyisdevelopingfasterthaneverbefore,manypeoplearebeingattractedtotheideaoflookingbackintothepast.Onewaytheycandothisisbyinvestigatingtheirownfamilyhistory.Theycantrytofindoutmoreaboutwheretheirfamiliescamefromandwhattheydid.Thisisnowafast-growinghobby,especiallyincountrieswithafairlyshorthistory,likeAustraliaandtheUnitedStates.Itisonethingtospendsometimegoingthroughabookonfamilyhistoryandtotakethedecisiontoinvestigateyourownfamily’spast.Itisquiteanothertocarryouttheresearchworksuccessfully.Itiseasytosetaboutitinadisorganizedwayand_causeyourselfmanyproblemswhichcouldhavebeenavoidedwithalittleforwardplanning.Ifyourownfamilystoriestellyouthatyouareconnectedwithafamouscharacter,whetherheroorcriminal,donotletthisideatakeoveryourresearch.Justtreatitasaninterestingpossibility.Asimplesystemforcollectingandstoringyourinformationwillbeadequatetostartwith;amorecomplexonemayonlygetinyourway.Themostimportantthing,though,istogetstarted.Whoknowswhatyoumightfind?HelenandMartinWithathoughtfulsigh,Helenturnedawayfromthewindowandwalkedbacktoherfavouritearmchair.Wouldherbrotherneverarrive?Forabriefmoment,shewonderedifshereallycaredthatmuch.OvertheyearsHelenhadgivenupwaitingforMartintotakeaninterestinher.Herfeelingsforhimhadgraduallyweakeneduntilnow,asshesatwaitingforhim,sheexperiencednomorethanasister’scuriositytoseewhathadbecomeofherbrother.Almostwithoutwarning,MartinhadlosthisjobwithabusypublishingcompanyafterspendingthelasteightyearsinNewYorkasakeyfigureintheUSoffice.Somehowthetwoofthemhadn’tbotheredtokeepintouchand,leftalone,Helenhadslowlyfound