Word: justness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This is a remarkably tiresome process. It's not just that they have a long history of mutual, top-of-the-lungs contempt to get past. It's that writer-director Joel Schumacher refuses to stick to what might have been his best point, which is how the singing lessons...
But last week the HMO world produced a surprising decision that could delay or derail that bill in Congress. United HealthCare, the nation's second largest managed-care company, pulled the plug on precertification. The company, which is based in Minneapolis, Minn., and covers 14.5 million Americans, is betting the...
BONDS ON THE RISE Interest rates on savings bonds, the ultimate safe investment, were recently reset. Series EE savings bonds issued after May 1997 are now earning 5.19% interest, up from the 4.31% they were earning in May. The Treasury Department just unveiled an online purchasing program at WWW.SAVINGSBONDS.GOV. You...
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...
If you go by word origins, monster must demonstrate a moral, a lesson, a value. What values do the Pocket Monsters demonstrate? "Pokemon appeals to children's desire for mastery," says Stephanie Pratola, a child psychologist. "That begins to develop at age six or seven. There are so many things...