Word: behavior
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...argument not only ignores the fact that women can contract HPV through non-consensual sex, but also reflects a dangerously naïve mindset. The idea that young people can, and should, be scared into abstinence is simply false and leads uninformed teens to engage in unsafe sexual behavior. Rather, teens should be educated on the practices of safe sex and the risks associated with sexual intercourse so that they can make smart informed decisions and protect themselves with Gardasil, regardless of their sexual choices...
Many experts agree with her. In their classic 1944 book, Theory of Games and Economic Behavior, John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern built a mathematical model of economic and social organization--creating the foundations of modern game theory--by studying strategy games like poker. Poker is like life, the argument goes, a battlefield where the players constantly try to assess risks and guess one another's next moves. More recently, Anthony Cabot, a leading gaming-law attorney who represents online and casino operators, co-authored a paper for the Thomas M. Cooley Law Review linking poker to other games...
...Imperial Influence Re "Japan's Mystery of Majesty" [Sept. 4]: It is ridiculous to cast the Imperial Household Agency as a shadowy and mighty institution that dictates the behavior of the Japanese royal family. It is only a minor government department. The royal family is more reserved than its European counterparts because Japan does not want a colorful monarchy like the one the British have. Moreover, the bond between the Emperor and the people of Japan is far stronger and more deeply rooted than your story suggested. The imperial house lost political power to the warrior class centuries...
...future.) Taken together, it has been a cold reminder that Sistema Italia, the totality of how economics and politics functions in the bel paese, is still a cumbersome load of conflicts of interest and arcane maneuverings that drag down the country and scare away foreign investors. Prodi's behavior has been especially heavy-handed. In the midst of back-and-forth bickering about what the Telecom chief had told him, Prodi authorized the release of an official note recounting information shared in their two recent meetings - including market-sensitive information about Tronchetti Provera's negotiations with other companies. Even...
Actor and head jackass Johnny Knoxville called TIME's Jeffrey Ressner to discuss his new film and the strange animal behavior he incites...