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Still, the behavior of high school kids doesn't neatly correspond to that of their teachers - they may well change their behavior in response to random tests. Which leads to a more fundamental question: If we are serious about drug enforcement, why not require every American, or at least every American who comes into contact with children, to be tested randomly? (See pictures of a diverse group of American teens...
...before boasting "I'm so far ahead of them all." And responding to derision that her infamous September 2008 rally was a mix of infomercial, stand-up comedy and political televangelism, Royal upped the ante. "You have to be a moron to scream about sacrilege, about cultish [behavior] when everyone is in ecstasy over [Barack] Obama's campaign," she says in the book, echoing her contention when Obama was sworn in last month that the new U.S. President had "copied" her campaign and "even used slogans similar to mine...
...effort to carve some of the excess behavior out of the system, companies that take TARP will be required to create an internal panel on "luxury" purchases, the definition of luxury - a jet, fancy office or glitzy sales conference? - being left vague under the "you know it when you see it" rule. It also allows employees to "name and shame" abusers. There's a dose of shareholder democracy too. Companies will have to subject their compensation packages to a nonbinding shareholder vote, popularly known as "say on pay." (See the top 10 scandals...
...reason why young children should often not be tried as adults. What is more, the age-old adage that “people can change” holds especially true for someone just beginning an important stage of personal development. An individual’s brain and behavior change drastically throughout adolescence. It is not right, nor is it realistically possible, to assume that a 13-year-old who is guilty of a crime—no matter how grievous—will remain a criminal for the rest of his life. Confining a child to prison for the rest...
...officials had hoped that the Brighton expansion would allow BC to become the first major college in the city of Boston to house all undergraduates on campus, a move that they say will reduce neighborhood complaints of disruptive student behavior...