Word: arens
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hope the new updates will clarify the applicability of these guidelines to contemporary situations," he said. "It remains to be seen how powerfully different media will play out for education--pen and paper aren't that bad either...
...freshmen aren't the only ones making waves down at Blodgett, though...
...PAST DISPATCHES He's in the Army Now. Well, Almost... Sgt. Bilko Was Much More Fun Than These Guys Hey! These Sweat Suits Aren't Camouflaged! Yes, Sergeant ? It Is Night and I Am Jogging
ANNUITY DOUBLE-DIPPING One of the selling points of annuities is that they are tax-deferred products. So companies like life insurers that sell annuities within tax-deferred, retirement accounts such as 401(k)s or IRAs aren't offering added value, just added profits. Bring on the lawyers. Insurance companies "shouldn't be marketing deferred annuities for placement in retirement plans," says Michael Spencer, partner at Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach, which has filed class actions against four big annuity sellers. "The consumer ends up paying substantially higher fees than if they bought a nonannuity investment...
...while card trading teaches social skills, it may also lead to obsessive behavior. "You don't know whether there's a valuable card in a pack when you buy it," says Maressa Hecht Orzack, founder of the Computer Addiction Service at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass. Children under eight aren't able to grasp this fact cognitively, which then leads to disappointment and an increased desire to buy more packs. Children overly anxious to please their peers are also at greater risk for addictive behavior. "Also make sure that your children are not being bullies while playing the card game...