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...John, a carpenter who worked hard from one construction job to the next, had problems and did not have the kind of ambition she was discovering in herself. "He's not kind of a go-getter," says her friend Hernandez. While caring for two children, Terry enrolled in an adult-education class in 1992, got her high school diploma--and a job as a ranger...
Padilla went on to rack up a grim but not exceptional rap sheet of adult crimes--ranging from assault to unlawful carrying of weapons to the attempted theft of a doughnut. Almost every incident includes a charge of resisting arrest or fleeing the scene. He swiped at cops with knives, fists and feet, according to court documents. In between bookings, he worked as a dishwasher or in the laundry of Chicago hotels and restaurants. In October 1991, after he and his family had moved to South Florida, he was arrested for firing his .38-cal. revolver at another driver during...
...term role reversal is frequently used about adult children and infirm parents. No question: dependency shifts. Some children help parents with everything from housekeeping to daily physical care. But parents keep a parental role, Fingerman maintains, and being aware of this can ease resentment. "Your parents are still more interested in the minutiae of your life than anyone else," she points out. "They still give you love. What you do for them may have changed, but you are their kid, and you will always be their...
...Hirose. The robot is light (52 kilos), lest it stumble and pin a user to the floor, triggering a product-liability lawsuit. Yet it's tall enough to reach light switches and doorknobs or to clear the table. Its mini-cam "eyes" are level with those of a sitting adult for easy communication, and its humanlike form is meant to break down our inhibitions toward sharing a home with a talking toaster...
...There's another, ancillary population that could be affected by this ruling - defendants under the age of 16. "This decision provides a very easy segue for defense attorneys to argue that anyone younger than 16 is not functioning at full adult capacity," Belsky says, and therefore they are, by definition, mentally challenged. That defense, predicts Belsky, is going to be tough to pull off - but that won't stop defense attorneys from trying...