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...years, doctors assumed that children, biochemically speaking, are little adults. So anytime they had to give a child a grownup medication, such as Prozac, they just lowered the dose on the basis of his or her weight. But in 1998 the FDA ruled that companies had to conduct pediatric tests of adult drugs. That rule followed a 1997 law offering drugmakers a six-month extension on their patents if they did so voluntarily...
...American soldiers had looted and vandalized the airport in Baghdad [July 14]. Such acts show a gross lack of leadership on the part of the officers. During my 31 years in the U.S. Navy, including two tours commanding naval facilities in foreign countries, I never would have tolerated such conduct. I am proud of my country and want to show its best qualities. As for the comment by a U.S. military official that "soldiers do this stuff all the time, everywhere. It's warfare" ?that is a total cop-out. How can we aspire to be the leader...
...expert in African peacekeeping at Brown University in Rhode Island. "It's easy [for the U.S.] to point the finger and say, 'Well, we trained you and what are you doing?' But that's mistaking a lack of resources for a lack of seriousness." Then there is the conduct of the troops themselves. ECOMOG forces have often been criticized for causing more problems than they solve. Human-rights groups cite rape and summary executions allegedly committed by ECOMOG troops in both Sierra Leone and Liberia. West African soldiers also used their time abroad to run businesses like illegal diamond trading...
...your school and greet them, say thank you within three seconds of receiving something and accept that you are going to make some mistakes. Clark, who has taught in poor neighborhoods in North Carolina and New York, also gives a primer on basic etiquette, such as how to conduct yourself in the school cafeteria (do not save seats) or a movie theater (do not talk). Clark's book is a handy blueprint for parents who want to equip their elementary-and middle-school children with the ABCs of mature behavior. --By Andrea Sachs
...Officers were sent to the Holyoke Center on a report of disorderly conduct. Scott A. Bailey, 39, was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct...