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...hard to understand why most observers expect Wall Street to slide fast and far during trading Monday. It opened with an opening dive - its first dip below the 7,000 point bar in more than a decade. And why would the Dow resist the mega-tanking that bourses elsewhere experienced today, amid a flurry of dismal financial and economic news from virtually every corner of the globe...
...What happens early has a long-term impact, says Olds. Indeed, about 90% of a child's brain growth takes place before kindergarten, so it's critical to teach new parents what to expect as a child develops not only during pregnancy and early childhood but also as the child matures. A large part of nurse home visits are designed to teach parents how to respond to their children as they age and help them manage the extra burden of parenting with few resources. Says Olds: "Learning to understand children's motivations and abilities helps parents treat them more sensitively...
...made possible by the outstanding debut of freshman pitcher Rachel Brown.“Our coaches told us that pitching wins games, but a great team can win it in the bottom of the seventh,” Brown said. “We can do this, we can expect wins like this, and I think it shows a lot of heart.”Brown pitched two complete games on the weekend, striking out a combined 21 batters.“She was unstoppable,” co-captain Bailey Vertovez said. “She keeps...
...Eugene Fidell, president of the National Institute of Military Justice, says the weekly drip-drip of controversy and embarrassment over Gitmo is "part of the aftermath of the arrangements put in place - and legal and political risks the government took - under President Bush." But he doesn't expect the Obama Administration to backtrack or even slow down on plans to release detainees. "I don't see why, as we have known for some time that other countries to whom we release people may be either unwilling or unable or both to put and keep them in custody," he says...
...When the people's representatives are barred from entering assemblies then what kind of democracy or justice can you expect?" - Ali Asghar Manda, a member of the PML, International Herald Tribune...